Effects of bright light on age-related changes in the locomotor activity of Syrian hamsters

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 3 43-3, 1998, Pages

  Labyak, Susan E ^a,c,e   Turek, Fred W ^a   Wallen, Edward P ^d   Zee, Phyllis C ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^e E P BRADLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Circadian activity rhythm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

EID: 0031944067     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.3.r830     Document Type: Article

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