The development of new purification methods to assess the circadian rhythm of body temperature in Mongolian gerbils

Chronobiology International

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-270

  Weinert, D ^a   Nevill, A ^b   Weinandy, R ^a   Waterhouse, J ^c  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ANCOVA; Circadian rhythm; Gerbils; Masking; Purification; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; COVARIANCE; GERBIL; HEART RATE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GERBILLINAE; HEART RATE; LINEAR MODELS; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS;

EID: 0242684474     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120018649     Document Type: Article

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