Zeitgebers (time cues) for biological clocks

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1136-1146

  Sharma, Vijay Kumar ^a   Chandrashekaran, M K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Entrainment; Free run; Free running period; Phase response curve; Zeitgebers

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 31644432665     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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