Odor-specific effects on reentrainment following phase advances in the diurnal rodent, Octodon degus

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 291, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Jechura, Tammy J ^a,b   Mahoney, Megan M ^a   Stimpson, Cheryl D ^a   Lee, Theresa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Degu; Entrainment; Nonphotic signals; Phase shift

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCTODON DEGUS; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCTODON; ODORS; SMELL;

EID: 33845426852     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00005.2006     Document Type: Article

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