Dissociation of motor activity circadian rhythm in rats after exposure to LD cycles of 4-h period

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 1 41-1, 1997, Pages

  Vilaplana, J ^a   Cambras, T ^a   Diez Noguera A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

multioscillatory system; pineal gland; ultradian rhythm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DRINKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0031032363     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.1.r95     Document Type: Article

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