Description
Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation, and provide their views and perspectives for future research
Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered
All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist
- Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation, and provide their views and perspectives for future research
- Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered
- All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist
Chapter
Chapter 2: Melanopsin phototransduction: Slowly emerging from the dark
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36 – 58
Chapter 3: Circadian clocks: Lessons from fish
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58 – 76
Chapter 4: Two clocks in the brain: An update of the morning and evening oscillator model in Drosophila
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76 – 100
Chapter 5: Circadian system from conception till adulthood
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100 – 122
Chapter 6: When does it start ticking? Ontogenetic development of the mammalian circadian system
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122 – 136
Chapter 7: The circadian output signals from the suprachiasmatic nuclei
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136 – 146
Chapter 8: Suprachiasmatic nucleus: Cellular clocks and networks
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146 – 160
Chapter 9: Dynamic neuronal network organization of the circadian clock and possible deterioration in disease
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160 – 180
Chapter 10: Interaction of central and peripheral clocks in physiological regulation
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180 – 200
Chapter 11: Circadian rhythms in white adipose tissue
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200 – 220
Chapter 12: Circadian modulation of sleep in rodents
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220 – 236
Chapter 13: Local aspects of sleep: Observations from intracerebral recordings in humans
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236 – 250
Chapter 14: The circadian clock component PERIOD2: From molecular to cerebral functions
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250 – 264
Chapter 15: Generation of mouse mutants as tools in dissecting the molecular clock
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264 – 284
Chapter 16: In search of a temporal niche: Social interactions
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284 – 298
Chapter 17: In search of a temporal niche: Environmental factors
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298 – 322
Chapter 18: Feedback actions of locomotor activity to the circadian clock
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322 – 354
Chapter 19: The impact of the circadian timing system on cardiovascular and metabolic function
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354 – 376
Chapter 20: Nutrition and the circadian timing system
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376 – 394
Chapter 21: Managing neurobehavioral capability when social expediency trumps biological imperatives
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394 – 416
Chapter 22: Noisy and individual, but doable: Shift-work research in humans
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416 – 430
Chapter 23: The evolutionary physiology of photoperiodism in vertebrates
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430 – 440
Chapter 24: A kiss for daily and seasonal reproduction
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440 – 456
Chapter 25: Circannual rhythm in the varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci
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456 – 474
Chapter 26: Avian migration: Temporal multitasking and a case study of melatonin cycles in waders
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474 – 498
Subject Index
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498 – 514