This is the PDF eBook version for Circadian Physiology 3rd Edition by Roberto Refinetti
Table of Contents
HISTORY AND METHODS
Early Research on Circadian Rhythms
Remote Past
Twentieth Century
Current Trends
Ethics of Animal Research
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Research Methods in Circadian Physiology
Scientific Method
Research on Populations and Organisms
Research on Organs, Cells, and Molecules
Research on the Environment
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Analysis of Circadian Rhythmicity
Data Analysis
Parameters of Circadian Rhythms
Statistical Significance
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
PHENOMENOLOGY
Ultradian and Infradian Rhythms
Environmental Rhythms
Ultradian Rhythms
Infradian Rhythms
Annual Rhythms
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Daily and Circadian Rhythms
Environmental and Populational Rhythms
Behavioral Rhythms
Autonomic Rhythms
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
MECHANISMS
Endogenous Mechanisms
Endogenous Rhythmicity
Inheritance Mechanisms
Single or Multiple Oscillators
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Photic Environmental Mechanisms
Nonparametric Theory of Entrainment
Photic Parameters
Synthesis and Models
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Nonphotic Environmental Mechanisms
Nonphotic Entrainment
Searching for a Common Mechanism
Separate Food-Entrainable Pacemaker
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Integration of Mechanisms
Internal Temporal Order
Ecology and Evolution
Lifetime Changes
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity
Temperature Regulation
Sleep, Feeding, and Energy Expenditure
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
PHYSICAL SUBSTRATES
Receptors
Sensory Input
Photic Receptors
Nonphotic Receptors
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Pacemakers
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Cellular Processes
Molecular Processes
Other Pacemakers
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
References
Afference and Efference
Afferent Pathways
Efferent Pathways
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
APPLICATIONS
Optimal Timing on Earth and in Space
Patterns of Human Mobility
Best Time for Sports and Intellectual Activities
Space Exploration
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Jet-Lag and Shift Work
Jet-Lag Syndrome
Shift-Work Malaise
Daylight-Saving Time
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Human Medicine
Chronotherapeutics
Sleep Disorders
Depression
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Pet Selection and Veterinary Medicine
Pet Selection
Veterinary Medicine
Summary
Exercises
Suggestions for Further Reading
Websites to Explore
References
Appendix A: Assessment of Learning
Appendix B: Dictionary of Circadian Physiology
Appendix C: Organisms Used