Roberto Refinetti

Circadian Physiology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Table of contents:
PREFACE. BIOLOGICAL CLOCK: FACTS AND HOOPLA. Facts and Superstition. Biorhythms, Pregnancy Predestination, and Aging. Biological Rhythms. CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS: PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR. Daily and Circadian Rhythms. The Operation of the Clock. Environmental Influences. Complex Parameters. CIRCADIAN PACEMAKER: NEUROSCIENCE AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. Physical Location of the Clock. Neurophysiology and Pharmacology of the Clock. Molecular Structure of the Clock. CHRONOBIOLOGY: BUSINESS AND HEALTH

Circadian Physiology highlights the basic processes and latest research findings in circadian biology, and describes how this knowledge applies to the prevention of jet lag and the malaise associated with shift work, the treatment of sleep disorders and depression, the timing for effective administration of medicines, and the planning of astronaut schedules for space exploration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780849322990
• ISBN-10: 0849322995
• Artikelnr.: 41358849

Inhaltsangabe

History and Methods. Early Research on Circadian Rhythms. Research Methods
in Circadian Physiology. Analysis of Circadian Rhythmicity. Phenomenology.
Ultradian and Infradian Rhythms. Daily and Circadian Rhythms. Mechanisms.
Endogenous Mechanisms. Photic Environmental Mechanisms. Nonphotic
Environmental Mechanisms. Integration of Mechanisms. Homeostasis and
Circadian Rhythmicity. Physical Substrates. Receptors. Pacemakers.
Afference and Efference. Applications. Optimal Timing on Earth and in
Space. Jet Lag and Shift Work. Human Medicine. Pet Selection and Veterinary
Medicine. Appendix A: Assessment of Learning. Appendix B: Dictionary of
Circadian Physiology. Appendix C: Organisms Used.