Chronobiology: Principles and Applications to Shifts in SchedulesL.E. Scheving, Franz Halberg Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Hannover, Germany, July 13-25, 1979 |
Contents
Introduction to Chronobiology | 1 |
The Spectrum of Rhythms | 33 |
The Circadian Time Structure | 47 |
Rhythms at Morphological Levels | 95 |
On Circadian Cybernetics and the Innate and Genetic NAture of Circadian Rhythms | 109 |
The Exogenous Nature of Rhythms | 127 |
Endocrine Rhythms | 137 |
The Central Neural Regulation of Circadian Rhythms | 189 |
The Effect of Transmeridian and Transequatorial Air Travel on Psychological WellBeing and Performance | 339 |
Recent Studies Relative to the Airlifting of Military Units Across Time Zones | 353 |
SelfMeasurement Automatic Rhythometry Transmeridian Flights and Aging | 371 |
Considerations of Diet in Alleviating Jet Lag | 393 |
Synchronization of Rhythms to Meal Timing | 403 |
Effect of Jet Lag on Sports Performance | 417 |
Selected Agents of Potential Value in Jet Lag and Other Dyschronisms | 433 |
Schedule Shift Models in Insects | 447 |
Current Concepts of Membrane Control of Circadian Rhythms | 205 |
The Chronon Theory of Circadian Rhythm Control | 229 |
The Role of Cytoplasmic Control of Circadian Rhythms | 239 |
Methods Workshop | 249 |
Survey of Current Concepts Relative to Rhythms and Shift Work | 261 |
Shiftwork and Its Effect on Performance | 293 |
The Problems of Sustained Military Operations | 307 |
The Conceptual Implications of Chronotoxicology and Chronopathology for Occupational Health and Shift Work | 325 |
Chronotoxicology in General and Experimental Chronotherapeutics of Cancer | 455 |
Experimental ChronoOncology | 481 |
Clinical ChronoOncology | 513 |
Recent Findings Relative to Teratology and Chronobiology | 535 |
Chronobiology and Health | 541 |
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Common terms and phrases
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