Circadian physiology. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roberto Refinetti.
• Authors: Refinetti, Roberto
• Contents: HISTORY AND METHODS; ; Early Research on Circadian Rhythms; Remote Past; Twentieth Century; Current Trends; Ethics of Animal Research; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Research Methods in Circadian Physiology; Scientific Method; Research on Populations and Organisms; Research on Organs, Cells, and Molecules; Research on the Environment; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Analysis of Circadian Rhythmicity; Data Analysis; Parameters of Circadian Rhythms; Statistical Significance; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; PHENOMENOLOGY ; ; Ultradian and Infradian Rhythms; Environmental Rhythms; Ultradian Rhythms; Infradian Rhythms; Annual Rhythms; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Daily and Circadian Rhythms; Environmental and Populational Rhythms; Behavioral Rhythms; Autonomic Rhythms; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; MECHANISMS ; ; Endogenous Mechanisms; Endogenous Rhythmicity; Inheritance Mechanisms; Single or Multiple Oscillators; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Photic Environmental Mechanisms; Nonparametric Theory of Entrainment; Photic Parameters; Synthesis and Models; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Nonphotic Environmental Mechanisms; Nonphotic Entrainment; Searching for a Common Mechanism; Separate Food-Entrainable Pacemaker; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Integration of Mechanisms; Internal Temporal Order; Ecology and Evolution; Lifetime Changes; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity; Temperature Regulation; Sleep, Feeding, and Energy Expenditure; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; PHYSICAL SUBSTRATES; ; Receptors; Sensory Input; Photic Receptors; Nonphotic Receptors; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Pacemakers; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus; Cellular Processes; Molecular Processes; Other Pacemakers; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; References; ; Afference and Efference; Afferent Pathways; Efferent Pathways; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; APPLICATIONS; ; Optimal Timing on Earth and in Space ; Patterns of Human Mobility; Best Time for Sports and Intellectual Activities; Space Exploration; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Jet-Lag and Shift Work ; Jet-Lag Syndrome; Shift-Work Malaise; Daylight-Saving Time; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Human Medicine ; Chronotherapeutics; Sleep Disorders; Depression; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Pet Selection and Veterinary Medicine ; Pet Selection; Veterinary Medicine; Summary; Exercises; Suggestions for Further Reading; Websites to Explore; References; ; Appendix A: Assessment of Learning ; ; Appendix B: Dictionary of Circadian Physiology ; ; Appendix C: Organisms Used ; ;
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 571.77; Circadian rhythms
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466514980
• Related ISBNs: 9781466514973
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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