Adrenal clocks and the role of adrenal hormones in the regulation of circadian physiology

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-34

  Leliavski, Alexei ^a   Dumbell, Rebecca ^a   Ott, Volker ^a   Oster, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

adrenal clock; aldosterone; circadian rhythms; clock genes; glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 84922382295     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730414553971     Document Type: Review

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