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Temporal organization of feeding in Syrian hamsters with a genetically altered circadian period.
Chronobiology international - 1 Jul 2001
Oklejewicz M, Overkamp G J, Stirland J A, Daan S
Abstract excerpt
The variation in spontaneous meal patterning was studied in three genotypes (tau +/+, tau +/- and tau -/-) of the Syrian hamster with an altered circadian period. Feeding activity was monitored continuously in 13 individuals from each genotype in constant dim light conditions. All three genotypes had on average six feeding episodes during the circadian cycle (about 20h in homozygous tau mutants and 22h in...
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