Title:
Circadian rhythms : a very short introduction / Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman.
Author:
Foster, Russell G., author.
Kreitzman, Leon, author.
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Call Number:
QP84.6 .F667 2017
Abstract:
This volume explains how organisms can 'know' the time and reveals what we now understand of the nature and operation of chronobiological processes. Covering variables such as light, the metabolism, human health, and the seasons, Foster and Kreitzman illustrate how jet lag and shift work can impact on human well-being.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780198717683
Series:
Very short introductions ; 517
Very short introductions ; 517.
Physical Description:
xx, 143 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Contents:
Foreword -- Circadian rhythms : a 24-hour phenomenon -- Time of day matters -- When timing goes wrong -- Shedding light on the clock -- The tick-tock of the molecular clock -- Sleep : the most obvious 24-hour rhythm -- Circadian rhythms and metabolism -- Seasons of life -- Evolution and another look at the clock.
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