Phase angle difference alters coupling relations of functionally distinct circadian oscillators revealed by rhythm splitting

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-205

  Gorman, Michael R ^a,b   Steele, Nicholas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Circadian entrainment; Hamster; Light; Oscillator coupling; Splitting; Wheel running

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OSCILLATION; PHASE ANGLE DIFFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; LIGHT; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHOTOPERIOD;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646550192     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730406287665     Document Type: Article

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