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Introduction to Chronobiology

Year: 2017

Type: preprint

Abstract: A diverse range of species, from cyanobacteria to humans, evolved endogenous biological clocks that allow for the anticipation of daily variations in light and temperature. The ability to anticipate regular environmental rhythms promotes optimal performance and survival. Herein we present a brief historical timeline of how circadian concepts and terminology have emerged since the early observation of daily leaf movement in plants made by an astronomer in the 1700s.

Source: Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a033613

Authors: Sandra J. Kuhlman, L. Michon Craig, Jeanne F. Duffy

Institutions: Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Morehouse School of Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Subfield: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Award: Training in Sleep, Circadian, and Respiratory Neurobiology