Basic mechanisms of circadian rhythms and their relation to the sleep/wake cycle

Neuroendocrine Correlates of Sleep/Wakefulness

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 19-40

  Gillette, Martha U ^a   Abbott, Sabra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/0-387-23692-9_2     Document Type: Chapter

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