Probing the mechanisms of chronotype using quantitative modeling

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-227

  Phillips, A J K ^a,b,c   Chen, P Y ^a,c   Robinson, P A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronotype; Eveningness; Mathematical model; Morningness; Physiology; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 77952664687     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730410369208     Document Type: Article

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