Article
Timing of locomotor activity circadian rhythms in Caenorhabditis elegans.
PloS one - 27 Oct 2009
Simonetta Sergio H, Migliori María Laura, Romanowski Andrés, Golombek Diego A
Abstract excerpt
Circadian rhythms are driven by endogenous biological clocks and are synchronized to environmental cues. The chronobiological study of Caenorhabditis elegans, an extensively used animal model for developmental and genetic research, might provide fundamental information about the basis of circadian rhythmicity in eukaryotes, due to its ease of use and manipulations, as well as availability of genetic data and...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Biological Clocks
- Body Temperature
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Circadian Rhythm
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Light
- Models, Biological
- Motor Activity
- Movement
