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Genes that control a temperature-compensated ultradian clock in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 Oct 1995
Iwasaki K, Liu D W, Thomas J H
Abstract excerpt
Substantial progress has been made in understanding the genetic basis of temperature-compensated circadian clocks. Ultradian rhythms, with a period shorter than 24 h, are at least as widespread as circadian rhythms. We have initiated genetic analysis of defecation behavior, which is controlled by an ultradian clock in Caenorhabditis elegans. The defecation motor program is activated every 45 sec, and this rhythm...
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