Accuracy of Human Circadian Entrainment under Natural Light Conditions: Model Simulations

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 525-532

  Beersma, Domien G M ^a   Spoelstra, Kamiel ^a   Daan, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

circadian system; entrainment; light; model; twilight; zeitgeber

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84990328214     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873099129000858     Document Type: Article

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