Hank Walker (cq315 at FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:
: I am by no means knowledgable in this field but I do have
: a passing interest in it. I think I'm interested in the
: circadian rhythm (especially in humans) and its neuro-
: biological foundations. If anyone could point me to a source
: on this subject, I'd be happy; I haven't had too much luck
: looking on my own.
For some human studies, you might want to do a literature search on
Achoff, Wever, Wehr. Czeisler or Terman.
As far as neurobiological, some really good reviews are:
Rusak and Zucker, 1979. Neural regulation of circadian rhythms. Physiol
rev. 59, 449-526.
Rossenwasser (1988). Behavioral neurobiology of the circadian
pacemakers: a comparative approach. Prog. Psychobiol. Physiol. Psych.,
13, 155-226.
: I vaguely remember reading something about the effects of
: heavy water on the circadian rhythm, but I forget where I read
: that, so this must sound even less than anecdotal.
A classic paper by Serge Daan and Colin Pittendrigh reported a general
trend of increase period of the free running rhythm when D2O was
administered in the drinking water of rodents. Beyond that, I don't know.
Cheer.
Mike
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