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Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction

By University of Oxford) Foster Russell (Head of Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology; Director of Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute; and Fellow of Brasenose College, University of Oxford) Kreitzman Leon (Visitor Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences

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The earth's daily rotation affects just about every living creature. From dawn through to dusk, there are changes in light, temperature, humidity, and rainfall. However, these changes are regular, rhythmic and, therefore, predictable. Thus, the near 24 hour circadian rhythm is innate: a genetically programmed clock that essentially ticks of its own accord. This Very Short Introduction explains how organisms can "know" the time and reveals what we now understand of the nature and operation of chr...Show more

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9780198717683

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Oxford University Press

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2017

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Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction

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