Circadian rhythm in humans
Background: Chronobiology is a field of science that examines periodic (cyclic) phenomena in living organisms and their adaptation to solar and lunar related rhythms. These rhythms have frequencies lasting from milliseconds to years. Some biological rhythms depend on the events in the environment. T...
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Slovenian Medical Association
2009-11-01
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| author | Klemen Španinger Rok Košir Martina Fink Nataša Debeljak Damjana Rozman |
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| description | Background: Chronobiology is a field of
science that examines periodic (cyclic) phenomena
in living organisms and their adaptation
to solar and lunar related rhythms.
These rhythms have frequencies lasting
from milliseconds to years. Some biological
rhythms depend on the events in the environment.
Th ese include alternations of day
and night, changes in environment temperature
and changes of seasons. Research in
the last few years showed the importance of
biological rhythms for the human health and
well being. Th e most widely investigated biological
rhythm is the circadian rhythm which
has a period of approximately 24 h.
Conclusions: Chronobiology and chronomedicine
are becoming important fields in
understanding the functions of the human
body. Another emerging field of science is
chronopharmacology whose main objective
is to elucidate the time points at which drugs
will be most effective and will have the least
side effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f223ee02966453fbca5d51273eb3ec72022-12-21T19:09:21ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242009-11-017811285Circadian rhythm in humansKlemen ŠpaningerRok KoširMartina FinkNataša DebeljakDamjana RozmanBackground: Chronobiology is a field of science that examines periodic (cyclic) phenomena in living organisms and their adaptation to solar and lunar related rhythms. These rhythms have frequencies lasting from milliseconds to years. Some biological rhythms depend on the events in the environment. Th ese include alternations of day and night, changes in environment temperature and changes of seasons. Research in the last few years showed the importance of biological rhythms for the human health and well being. Th e most widely investigated biological rhythm is the circadian rhythm which has a period of approximately 24 h. Conclusions: Chronobiology and chronomedicine are becoming important fields in understanding the functions of the human body. Another emerging field of science is chronopharmacology whose main objective is to elucidate the time points at which drugs will be most effective and will have the least side effects.http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/393 |
| spellingShingle | Klemen Španinger Rok Košir Martina Fink Nataša Debeljak Damjana Rozman Circadian rhythm in humans Zdravniški Vestnik |
| title | Circadian rhythm in humans |
| title_full | Circadian rhythm in humans |
| title_fullStr | Circadian rhythm in humans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Circadian rhythm in humans |
| title_short | Circadian rhythm in humans |
| title_sort | circadian rhythm in humans |
| url | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/393 |
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