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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830049503321

Titolo

Circadian clocks and their adjustment [[electronic resource] /] / [editors, Derek J. Chadwick (organizer), and Kate Ackrill]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1995

ISBN

1-282-34789-6

9786612347894

0-470-51459-0

0-470-51460-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 183

Altri autori (Persone)

ChadwickDerek

AckrillKate

Disciplina

574.1882

612.022

Soggetti

Circadian rhythms

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Symposium on Circadian Clocks and Their Adjustment, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 7-9 September 1993."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CIRCADIAN CLOCKS AND THEIR ADJUSTMENT; Contents; Participants; Introduction; The genetic basis of the circadian clock: identification of frq and FRQ as clock components in Neurospora; The effects of temperature change on the circadian clock of Neurospora; Cellular analysis of a molluscan retinal biological clock; Circadian pacemakers in vertebrates; Organization of the mammalian circadian system; General discussion l; The effects of light on the Gonyaulax circadian system; Intrinsic neuronal rhythms in the suprachiasmatic nuclei and their adj ust men t

A non-photic gateway to the circadian clock of hamstersImmediate-early genes and the neural bases of photic and non-photic entrainment; Interaction between the circadian clocks of mother and fetus; Alterations in the circadian system in advanced age; Clinical chronopharmacology: the importance of time in drug treatment; The effect of light on the human circadian pacemaker; Melatonin marks circadian phase position and resets the endogenous circadian pacemaker in humans; General discussion II; Index of contributors;



Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Prestigious contributors describe the genetic, molecular, anatomical and neurochemical mechanisms and pathways that operate to regulate and control circadian rhythmicity and functioning in organisms ranging from unicellular algae to human beings. Also considers the implications of the basic and clinical research for humans.