The Significance of Circadian Organization for Longevity in the Golden Hamster

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 430-436

  Hurd, Mark W ^a   Ralph, Martin R ^b  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological clock; Life span; Locomotor activity; Neural graft; Suprachiasmatic; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; HAMSTER; LONGEVITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; ENVIRONMENT; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; LONGEVITY; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032185940     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873098129000255     Document Type: Article

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