An inbred lineage of Djungarian hamsters with a strongly attenuated ability to synchronize

Chronobiology International

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1065-1079

  Weinert, Dietmar ^a   Schottner, Konrad ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Free running period; Motor activity; Phase response; Two oscillator model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; INBRED STRAIN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SENSOR; WILD TYPE;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; AGING; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; INBREEDING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHODOPUS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 37149040087     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520701791588     Document Type: Article

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