Dissociation of the circadian system of octodon degus by T28 and T21 light-dark cycles

Chronobiology International

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1580-1595

  Vivanco, Pablo ^a   Otalora, Beatriz Baño ^a   Rol, Maria Ángeles ^a   Madrid, Juan Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronotype; Dissociation; Forced desynchronization; Masking by light; Octodon degus; Oscillators; Pacemaker; T cycles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; OCTODON; PERCEPTION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCTODON; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS;

MUS; OCTODON; OCTODON DEGUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77956959210     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2010.510228     Document Type: Article

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