Time-dependent effects of dim light at night on re-entrainment and masking of hamster activity rhythms

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-112

  Frank, David W ^a   Evans, Jennifer A ^a,b   Gorman, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Entrainment; Masking; Moonlight; Phodopus sungorus; SCN

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETULUS; DARKNESS; HAMSTER; LIGHT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MALE; PHODOPUS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TIME FACTORS;

CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS;

EID: 77950240644     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730409360890     Document Type: Article

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