The Neurobiology of Circadian Timing

Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation, and provide their views and perspectives for future researchChapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics coveredAll chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation, and provide their views and perspectives for future researchChapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics coveredAll chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist INDICE: How Rod, Cone and Melanopsin Photoreceptors Come Together to Enlighten the Mammalian Circadian Clock Robert J Lucas, Gurprit S Lall, Annette E Allen and Timothy M Brown Melanopsin Phototransduction: Slowly Emerging from the Dark Steven Hughes, Mark W. Hankins, Russell G. Foster and Stuart N. Peirson Circadian Clocks: Lessons From Fish M. Laura Idda, Cristiano Bertolucci, Daniela Vallone, Yoav Gothilf, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Vázquez and Nicholas S. Foulkes Two Clocks in the Brain - An Update of the Morning and Evening Oscillator Model in Drosophila Taishi Yoshii, Dirk Rieger and Charlotte Helfrich-Förster Circadian System from Conception Till Adulthood Alena Sumova, Martin Sladek, Lenka Polidarova, Marta Novakova and Pavel Houdek When does it start Ticking? Ontogenetic Development of the Mammalian Circadian System Elmar Christ, Horst-Werner Korf and Charlotte von Gall The Circadian Output Signals from the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei Jia-Da Li, Wang-Ping Hu and Qun-Yong Zhou Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Cellular Clocks and Networks Sato Honma, Daisuke Ono, Yohko Suzuki, Natsuko Inagaki, Tomoko Yoshikawa, Wataru Nakamura and Ken-ichi Honma Dynamic Neuronal Network Organization of the Circadian Clock, and Possible Deterioration in Disease Johanna H. Meijer, Christopher S. Colwell, Jos H.T. Rohling, Thijs Houben and Stephan Michel Interaction of Central and Peripheral Clocks in Physiological Regulation Johanna L. Barclay, Anthony H. Tsang and Henrik Oster Circadian Rhythms in White Adipose Tissue R. van der Spek, F. Kreier, E. Fliers and A. Kalsbeek Circadian Modulation of Sleep in Rodents Roman Yasenkov and Tom Deboer Local Aspects of Sleep: Observations from Intracerebral Recordings in Humans Lino Nobili, Luigi De Gennaro, Paola Proserpio, Fabio Moroni, Simone Sarasso, Andrea Pigorini, Fabrizio De Carli and Michele Ferrara The Circadian Clock Component PERIOD2: From Molecular to Cerebral Functions Jürgen A. Ripperger and Urs Albrecht Generation of Mouse Mutants as Tools in Dissecting the Molecular Clock Sneha N. Anand, Jessica K. Edwards and Patrick M. Nolan In Search of a Temporal Niche: Social Interactions Alexandra Castillo-Ruiz, Matthew J. Paul and William J. Schwartz In Search of a Temporal Niche: Environmental Factors Roelof A. Hut, Noga Kronfeld-Schor, Vincent Van der Vinne and Horacio De la Iglesia Feedback Actions of Locomotor Activity to The Circadian Clock Alun T.L. Hughes and Hugh D. Piggins The Impact of The Circadian Timing System on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Function Christopher J. Morris, Jessica N. Yang and Frank A.J.L. Scheer Nutrition and The Circadian Timing System D.J. Stenvers, C.F. Jonkers, E. Fliers, P.H.L.T. Bisschop and A. Kalsbeek Managing Neurobehavioral Capability when Social Expediency Trumps Biological Imperatives Andrea M. Spaeth, Namni Goel and David F. Dinges Noisy and Individual, but Doable: Shift-Work Research in Humans Thomas Kantermann, Sophie M.T. Wehrens, Melissa A. Ulhôa, Claudia Moreno and Debra J. Skene The Evolutionary Physiology of Photoperiodism in Vertebrates David Hazlerigg A Kiss for Daily and Seasonal Reproduction V. Simonneaux, I. Bur, C. Ancel, L. Ansel and P. Klosen Circannual Rhythm in the Varied Carpet Beetle, Anthrenus verbasci Yosuke Miyazaki, Tomoyosi Nisimura and Hideharu Numata Avian Migration: Temporal Multi-Tasking and a Case Study of Melatonin Cycles in Waders Barbara Helm, Eberhard Gwinner, Anita Koolhaas, Phil Battley, Ingrid Schwabl, Anne Dekinga and Theunis Piersma

• ISBN: 978-0-444-59427-3
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 512
• Fecha Publicación: 17/08/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés