Simulations of free-running rhythms, light entrainment and the light-pulse phase response curves for the locomotor activity rhythm in period mutant of Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 503-510

  Lewis, R D ^a   Warman, G R ^a   Saunders, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LIGHT; LOCOMOTION; MODEL; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RHYTHM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEMIDEINA; HEMIDEINA THORACICA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; THORACICA;

EID: 0031582241     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0330     Document Type: Article

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