The Circadian Timing System: Making Sense of day/night gene expression

The Circadian Timing System: Making Sense of day/night gene expression

The circadian time-keeping system ensures predictive adaptation of individuals to the reproducible 24-h day/night alternations of our planet by generating the 24-h (circadian) rhythms found in hormone release and cardiovascular, biophysical and behavioral functions, and others. In mammals, the maste...

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Main Authors: HANS G RICHTER, CLAUDIA TORRES-FARFÁN, PEDRO P ROJAS-GARCÍA, CARMEN CAMPINO, FERNANDO TORREALBA, MARÍA SERÓN-FERRÉ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-01-01
Series:Biological Research
Subjects:
biological rhythms
circadian timing system
clock genes
melatonin
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