Physiologic and Health Consequences of Circadian Disruption (in Animal Models)

Sleep Medicine Clinics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-142

  Laposky, Aaron D ^a   Turek, Fred W ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Cardiovascular disease; Circadian rhythms; Energy metabolism; Shift work; Sleep; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 66749096504     PISSN: 1556407X     EISSN: 15564088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2009.02.004     Document Type: Review

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