Combining theoretical and experimental approaches to understand the circadian clock

Chronobiology International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 559-575

  Merrow, Martha ^a   Dragovic, Zdravko ^a   Tan, Ying ^a   Meyer, Gundela ^a   Sveric, Kruno ^a   Mason, Moyra ^a,b   Ricken, Jan ^a   Roenneberg, Till ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Feedback entrain; Gonyaulax; Light; Neurospora; Zeitnehmer

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DINOFLAGELLATE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERATOR; GERMANY; GONYAULAX; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NEUROSPORA; REVIEW; RHYTHM; THEORY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DINOFLAGELLIDA; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROSPORA;

DINOPHYCEAE; GONYAULAX; NEUROSPORA;

EID: 0041664887     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120023678     Document Type: Review

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