Coupling effect of locomotor activity on the rat's circadian system

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 2 44-2, 1998, Pages

  Lax, Pedro ^a   Zamora, Salvador ^a   Madrid, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Feedback; Feeding behavior; Wheel running

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SITTING;

EID: 0031869938     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.2.r580     Document Type: Article

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