Metabolic Rate Changes Proportionally to Circadian Frequency in tau Mutant Syrian Hamsters

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 413-422

  Oklejewicz, Malgorzata ^a   Hut, Roelof A ^a   Daan, Serge ^a   Loudon, Andrew S I ^b   Stirland, Anne J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian mutation; Hamster; Metabolism; Resting metabolic rate; Tau

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAMSTER; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; GENOTYPE; KINETICS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAU PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031254397     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200503     Document Type: Article

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