The effects of lighting conditions and food restriction paradigms on locomotor activity of common spiny mice, Acomys cahirinus

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chabot, Christopher C ^a   Connolly, Devin M ^a   Waring, Brenda B ^a  

^a Plymouth State University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(3 10) Circadian; Aschoff's rule; Constant light; Food anticipatory activity; Food entrainable oscillator; Locomotor

Indexed keywords

TAU PROTEIN;

ACOMYS CAHIRINUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONSTANT LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; MURIDAE; NONHUMAN; TREADMILL;

EID: 84865824359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17403391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-10-6     Document Type: Article

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