Further experiments on the relationship between the period of circadian rhythms and locomotor activity levels in hamsters

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 797-801

  Mrosovsky, N ^a  

^a Departments of Zoology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free running period; Hamsters; Intergeniculate leaflet; Locomotor activity; Rhythms; Running wheels

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREADMILL;

EID: 0033008253     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(99)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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