The impact of altered climatic conditions and altitude on circadian physiology

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 267-273

  Cable, Nigel T ^a   Drust, Barry ^a   Gregson, Warren A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Circadian rhythms; Core temperature; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TRAVEL;

EID: 33846639178     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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