The precision of circadian clocks: Assessment and analysis in syrian hamsters

Chronobiology International

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-221

  Daan, Serge ^a   Oklejewicz, Małgorzata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Precision; Running wheel activity; Syrian hamster

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DARKNESS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GRAVITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; DARKNESS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0037275225     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120019309     Document Type: Article

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