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Familial circadian rhythm disorder in the diurnal primate, Macaca mulatta.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Zhdanova Irina V, Masuda Ken, Bozhokin Sergey V, Rosene Douglas L, González-Martínez Janis, Schettler Steven, Samorodnitsky Eric
Abstract excerpt
In view of the inverse temporal relationship of central clock activity to physiological or behavioral outputs in diurnal and nocturnal species, understanding the mechanisms and physiological consequences of circadian disorders in humans would benefit from studies in a diurnal animal model, phylogenetically close to humans. Here we report the discovery of the first intrinsic circadian disorder in a family of...
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