Free-running rhythms and light- and dark-pulse phase response curves for diurnal Octodon degus (Rodentia)

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 1 42-1, 1997, Pages

  Lee, Theresa M ^a   Labyak, Susan E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Phase transition curve; Tau

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; RUNNING;

EID: 33745360217     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.1.r278     Document Type: Article

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