Basic science review on circadian rhythm biology and circadian sleep disorders

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 662-668

  Toh, Kong Leong ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Circadian clocks; Entrainment; Human circadian sleep wake disorders

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA;

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM BIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CORE TEMPERATURE; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CIRCADIAN CLOCK GENE; HYPOTHALAMUS; JET LAG; MAMMAL; MEDLINE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NONHUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PERIODICITY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 51949099713     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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