Stability of circadian timing with age in Syrian hamsters

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 4 44-4, 1998, Pages

  Davis, Fred C ^a   Viswanathan, N ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity rest rhythm; Aging; Circadian rhythm; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0031738774     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.4.r960     Document Type: Article

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