The circadian control of sleep

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 217, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-183

  Fisher, Simon P ^a   Foster, Russell G ^b   Peirson, Stuart N ^b  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian; Clock gene; Melanopsin; Melatonin; Sleep

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME 1; CRYPTOCHROME 2; MELANOPSIN; MELATONIN; PER1 PROTEIN; PER2 PROTEIN; PROTEIN BMAL1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK; SCOTOPSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ARNTL;

ARTICLE; BMAL1 GENE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOCK GENE; CRYPTOCHROME 1 GENE; CRYPTOCHROME 2 GENE; DBP GENE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NPAS2 GENE; PER1 GENE; PER2 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKINETICIN 2 GENE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARNTL TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOCK PROTEINS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MENTAL HEALTH; ROD OPSINS; SLEEP;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880404360     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25950-0_7     Document Type: Article

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