The network of time: Understanding the molecular circadian system

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Roenneberg, Till ^a   Merrow, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037418219     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00124-6     Document Type: Review

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