Article
Maternal entrainment of tau mutant hamsters.
Journal of biological rhythms - 1 Jan 1992
Viswanathan N, Davis F C
Abstract excerpt
Maternal entrainment of the circadian wheel-running activity rhythm was examined in Syrian hamsters heterozygous for a single gene mutation (tau) that affects the free-running period of circadian rhythms. Heterozygous tau pups were born to and raised by wild-type mothers under constant dim light....
Topics
- Animals
- Circadian Rhythm
- Cricetinae
- Female
- Male
- Maternal Behavior
- Mesocricetus
- Motor Activity
- Mutation
- Phenotype