Spontaneous internal desynchronization of locomotor activity and body temperature rhythms from plasma melatonin rhythm in rats exposed to constant dim light

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Aguzzi, Jacopo ^a,b   Bullock, Nicole M ^a   Tosini, Gianluca ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RUNNING; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; WAVEFORM;

EID: 33646265751     PISSN: 17403391     EISSN: 17403391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-4-6     Document Type: Article

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