Variation in nocturnality and circadian activity rhythms between photoresponsive F344 and nonphotoresponsive Sprague Dawley rats

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Seroka, Cheryl D ^a   Johnson, Cynthia E ^a   Heideman, Paul D ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ALPHA RHYTHM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY LENGTH; FISCHER 344 RAT; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PREDICTION; RAT; RUNNING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 52649150849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17403391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-6-8     Document Type: Article

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