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Influence of photoperiod and running wheel access on the entrainment of split circadian rhythms in hamsters

BACKGROUND: In the laboratory, behavioral and physiological states of nocturnal rodents alternate, with a period near 24 h, between those appropriate for the night (e.g., elevated wheel-running activity and high melatonin secretion) and for the day (e.g., rest and low melatonin secretion). Under app...

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Autores principales: Rosenthal, Sheila L, Vakili, Martin M, Evans, Jennifer A, Elliott, Jeffrey A, Gorman, Michael R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1180451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15967036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-6-41