Vertebrate Circadian Systems Structure and Physiology
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1982, 1982
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1982 |
| Series: | Proceedings in Life Sciences
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Table of Contents:
- 7.4 The Critical Photoperiod in the Djungarian Hamster Phodopus sungorus
- 8 General and Functional Aspects
- 8.1 Circadian Contributions to Survival
- 8.2 Daily Temporal Organization of Metabolism in Small Mammals: Adaptation and Diversity
- 8.3 Characteristics and Variability in Entrainment of Circadian Rhythms to Light in Diurnal Rodents
- 8.4 Functional Significance of Daily Cycles in Sexual Behavior of the Male Golden Hamster
- 5.3 Entraining Agents for the Circadian Adrenocortical Rhythm in the Rat
- 5.4 Splitting of the Circadian Rhythm of Activity in Hamsters
- 5.5 Phase-Response Curves and the Dual-Oscillator Model of Orcadian Pacemakers
- 5.6 Orcadian Control of Body Temperature in Primates
- 6 The Circadian Sleep-Wake Cycle
- 6.1 Circadian and Sleep-Dependent Processes in Sleep Regulation
- 6.2 Sleep Circadian Rhythms in the Rat: One or Two Clocks?
- 6.3 Sleep ECoG Rhythm in the High Mesencephalic Rat
- 6.4 Interaction Between the Sleep-Wake Cycle and the Rhythm of Rectal Temperature
- 6.5 The Phase-Shift Model of Spontaneous Internal Desynchronization in Humans
- 7 Photoperiodic Phenomena Related to the Circadian System
- 7.1 Physiology of Photoperiodic Time-Measurement
- 7.2 Pineal Influences on Circannual Cycles in European Starlings: Effects Through the Circadian System?
- 7.3 Complex Control of the Circadian Rhythm in N-Acetyltransferase Activity in the Rat Pineal Gland
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 The Search for Principles of Physiological Organization in Vertebrate Circadian Systems
- 1.2 Zeitgebers, Entrainment, and Masking: Some Unsettled Questions
- 2 Pathways of Zeitgeber Signals
- 2.1 Comparative Aspects of Retinal and Extraretinal Photosensory Input Channels Entraining Endogenous Rhythms
- 2.2 Neuroanatomical Pattern of Endocrine and Oscillatory Systems of the Brain: Retrospect and Prospect
- 2.3 Unspecific Optic Fibres and Their Terminal Fields
- 2.4 Characteristics of the Interaction Between the Central Circadian Mechanism and the Retina in Rabbits
- 3 The Role of the Nucleus Suprachiasmaticus
- 3.1 Physiological Models of the Rodent Circadian System
- 3.2 Neuroanatomical Organization and Connections of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
- 3.3 CNS Structures Controlling Circadian Neuroendocrine and Activity Rhythms in Rats
- 3.4 The Neurophysiology of the Mammalian Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Its Visual Afferents
- 3.5 Neurophysiological Studies of the SCN in the Rat and in the Java Sparrow
- 3.6 Neural Mechanisms in Avian Circadian Systems: Hypothalamic Pacemaking Systems
- 3.7 Limits of Entrainment to Periodic Feeding in Rats with Suprachiasmatic Lesions
- 4 The Role of the Pineal Organ
- 4.1 Phase Responses and Characteristics of Free-Running Activity Rhythms in the Golden Hamster: Independence of the Pineal Gland
- 4.2 Circadian and Infradian Activity Rhythms in the Mammalian Pineal Body
- 4.3 Electrophysiology of the Mammalian Pineal Gland: Evidence for Rhythmical and Non-Rhythmical Elements and for Magnetic Influence on Electrical Activity
- 4.4 Circadian Rhythms of the Isolated Chicken Pineal in Vitro
- 4.5 Endogenous Oscillator and Photoreceptor for Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase Rhythm in Chicken Pineal Gland
- 5 Systemic Aspects.-5.1 Role of Hormones in the Circadian Organization of Vertebrates
- 5.2 The Neuropharmacology of Circadian Timekeeping in Mammals