Effect of light intensity on the phase and period response curves in the nocturnal field mouse mus booduga

Chronobiology International

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-231

  Sharma, Vijay Kumar ^a  

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

Author keywords

RC; Circadian rhythms; Light intensity; Mice; PRC

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD;

ANIMALIA; MUS; MUS BOODUGA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037276021     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120018578     Document Type: Article

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