The neurobiology of circadian timing
How rod, cone, and melanopsin photoreceptors come together to enlighten the mammalian circadian clock -- Melanopsin phototransduction: Slowly emerging from the dark -- Circadian clocks: Lessons from fish -- Two clocks in the brain: An update of the morning and evening oscillator model in Drosophila...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam Boston
Elsevier
2012
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| Series: | Progress in brain research
volume 199 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show Volumes / Articles. |
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| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00796123/199 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444594273 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00796123/199 
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| Author Notes: | edited by Andries Kalsbeek ... [et al.] |
| Summary: | How rod, cone, and melanopsin photoreceptors come together to enlighten the mammalian circadian clock -- Melanopsin phototransduction: Slowly emerging from the dark -- Circadian clocks: Lessons from fish -- Two clocks in the brain: An update of the morning and evening oscillator model in Drosophila -- Circadian system from conception till adulthood -- When does it start ticking? Ontogenetic development of the mammalian circadian system -- The circadian output signals from the suprachiasmatic nuclei -- Suprachiasmatic nucleus: Cellular clocks and networks -- Dynamic neuronal network organization of the circadian clock and possible deterioration in disease -- Interaction of central and peripheral clocks in physiological regulation -- Circadian rhythms in white adipose tissue -- Circadian modulation of sleep in rodents -- Local aspects of sleep: Observations from intracerebral recordings in humans -- The circadian clock component PERIOD2: From molecular to cerebral functions -- Generation of mouse mutants as tools in dissecting the molecular clock -- In search of a temporal niche: Social interactions -- In search of a temporal niche: Environmental factors -- Feedback actions of locomotor activity to the circadian clock -- The impact of the circadian timing system on cardiovascular and metabolic function -- Nutrition and the circadian timing system -- Managing neurobehavioral capability when social expediency trumps biological imperatives -- Noisy and individual, but doable: Shift-work research in humans -- The evolutionary physiology of photoperiodism in vertebrates -- A kiss for daily and seasonal reproduction -- Circannual rhythm in the varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci -- Avian migration: Temporal multitasking and a case study of melatonin cycles in waders This issue of Progress in Brain Research reviews current knowledge and understanding, provides a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field, and builds a platform for further research and discovery. 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9780444594549 044459454X 9780444594273 |