Circadian rhythms : a very short introduction / Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman.

By: Foster, Russell G [author.]Contributor(s): Kreitzman, Leon [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions: 517.Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: xx, 143 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198717683; 0198717687Subject(s): Circadian rhythms -- Popular works | Circadian rhythms | Circadian Rhythm -- physiologyGenre/Form: Popular works.DDC classification: 571.7/7 LOC classification: QP84.6 | .F667 2017
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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135) and index.

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.

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.

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