Ultraviolet-light-evoked phase shifts in the locomotor activity rhythm of the field mouse Mus booduga

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 83-86

  Sharma, V K ^a   Chandrashekaran, M K ^a   Singaravel, M ^b   Subbaraj, R ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Phase response curves; Photoreceptors; Ultraviolet A

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ANIMALIA; MUS BOODUGA;

EID: 0032170336     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(98)00152-3     Document Type: Article

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