Online Resource
San Diego :Elsevier Science & Technology,
Keywords:
Human biology.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (349 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781483193427
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1661476
DDC:
612.022
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- Circadian Rhythms and the Human -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Introduction and Methods of Study -- 1. Rhythms in Living Organisms -- 2. Definition of Terms -- 3. Detection of Rhythms -- 4. Analysis of Rhythms -- 5. Exogenous and Endogenous Rhythms -- 6. Establishing the Endogeneity of Rhythms -- 7. Summary -- References -- Chapter 2. The Circadian Rhythm of Deep Body Temperature -- 1. Methods of Measurement -- 2. The Nychthemeral Rhythm -- 3. The Endogenous Component -- 4. Exogenous Effects upon the Temperature Rhythm -- 5. The Interaction between Exogenous and Endogenous Influences -- 6. Origin of the Rhythm -- 7. Implications and Usefulness -- References -- Chapter 3. Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Metabolic and Gastrointestinal Rhythms -- I. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM -- I.1. Continuous Monitoring -- I.2. Blood Pressure -- I.3. Pulse Rate -- I.4. Other Cardiovascular Variables -- I.5. The Causal Nexus between Cardiovascular Variables -- II. 2. Mechanical Factors -- III. METABOLIC AND GASTROINTESTINAL RHYTHMS -- III. 1. Metabolic Rhythms -- III.2. Gastrointestinal Rhythms -- Chapter 4. The Kidney and Hormones Affecting it -- 1. Endogenous and Exogenous Components -- 2. Possible Origins of Renal Rhythmicity -- References -- Chapter 5. Sleep and Wakefulness -- 1. Studying the Sleep-Wakefulness Rhythm -- 2. Results of Sleep-Wakefulness Studies -- 3. Inferences from Isolation Experiments -- 4. Sleep Stages -- References -- Chapter 6. Rhythms in Mental Performance -- 1. Problems Associated with Psychometric Testing -- 2. Assessment of Mental Performance Rhythms -- 3. Results on a Nychthemeral Routine -- 4. The Causal Nexus and Performance Rhythms -- 5. Summary -- References -- Chapter 7. The Endocrine System -- 1. Problems.
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2. Cortisol, Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone and Corticotrophin Releasing Factor -- 3. Growth Hormone -- 4. Other Hormones -- 5. Some General Problems -- References -- Chapter 8. Rhythms in the Infant and the Aged -- I. THE INFANT -- 1.1. Results -- I.2. Inferences and Speculations -- II. THE AGED -- References -- Chapter 9. Time-Zone Transitions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results -- 3. Differences Produced by Time-zone Transitions -- 4. Entrainment by Partition: Masking -- 5. Consequences of Repeated Time-zone Transitions -- 6. Advice to Travellers -- References -- Chapter 10. Shift Work -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Some Problems in Assessing Implications of Shift Work -- 3. Complaints Associated with Shift Work -- 4. Performance during Shift Work -- 5. Results and Problems with Other Shift Systems -- 6. Permanent Shift Workers and Adaptability to Shift Work -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11. Clinical Implications -- 1. Normal Values and Circadian Rhythms -- 2. Autorhythmometry -- 3. Changed Circadian Rhythms in Illness -- 4. The Effect of Time of Drug Administration-Chronotherapy -- 5. Implications for the Availability of Medical Services -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12. Circadian Rhythm Mechanisms -- 1. A Hierarchy of Rhythms and the Causal Nexus between Them -- 2. How Many Clocks? -- 3. Properties of the Endogenous Oscillator(s) -- 4. Entrainment and Zeitgeber -- 5. Zeitgeber in Man -- References -- Appendix: Statistical Analysis of Rhythms -- References -- Glossary -- Index.
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