Circadian rhythm phase shifts and endogenous free-running circadian period differ between African-Americans and European-Americans

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Eastman, Charmane I ^a   Suh, Christina ^a   Tomaka, Victoria A ^a   Crowley, Stephanie J ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; RUNNING; SLEEP; ADULT; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931844018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep08381     Document Type: Article

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