Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2008
ISBN 10: 0879698233 ISBN 13: 9780879698232
Anbieter: CSG Onlinebuch GMBH, Darmstadt, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Wie neu. Gebraucht - Wie neu -Based on presentations by world-renowned investigators at the 72nd annual Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology, this volume reviews the latest advances in biological clocks and rhythms. Topics include genetic and cellular studies aimed at characterizing circadian mechanisms; systems approaches to understanding physiological, endocrine, and neural networks; and models used for studying mental and physical cycles. A variety of normal and abnormal chronobiological patterns are discussed, including sleep, aging, migration, hibernation, seasonality, depression, and arrhythmias.