Circadian clocks: A cry in the dark?

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 21, 1999, Pages

  Lucas, Robert J ^a   Foster, Russell G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033523877     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80500-4     Document Type: Article

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