Circadian Physiology

4. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-29855-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 1056 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Since the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine was awarded to researchers of circadian rhythms in 2017, no serious biomedical researcher (and no responsible physician) can be excused for not being aware of the importance of the circadian organization of bodily processes. Now in its fourth edition, Circadian Physiology offers a thorough review of principles and applications of research on circadian rhythms and serves as a comprehensive introduction to the field for life scientists, as a valuable reference book for circadian researchers, as a primer for health practitioners, and as an all-inclusive textbook for university students.

New in the fourth edition: every chapter updated with new research findings; 800 text figures now in full color; over 8,000 bibliographic sources now with DOIs.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Refinetti

Refinetti PhD., Roberto

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Innere Medizin
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Anatomie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

History and Methods. Early Research on Circadian Rhythms. Research Methods in Circadian Physiology. Analysis of Circadian Rhythmicity. Phenomenology. Ultradian and Infradian Rhythms. Daily and Circadian Rhythms. Mechanisms. Endogenous Mechanisms. Photic Environmental Mechanisms. Nonphotic Environmental Mechanisms. Integration of Mechanisms. Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity. Physical Substrates. Receptors. Pacemakers. Afference and Efference. Applications. Optimal Timing on Earth and in Space. Jet Lag and Shift Work. Human Medicine. Pet Selection and Veterinary Medicine. Appendix A: Assessment of Learning. Appendix B: Dictionary of Circadian Physiology. Appendix C: Organisms Used.

Über Autor(innen)

Roberto Refinetti is a biological psychology professor and circadian physiology researcher at the University of New Orleans. He is also a member of the graduate faculty of the University of Messina (Italy) and was formerly associated with the University of South Carolina, the University of Virginia, the University of Illinois, the University of São Paulo (Brazil), and the University of California at Santa Barbara (where he earned his doctorate in 1987). His research program in circadian physiology, which concentrates on the integration of circadian and homeostatic mechanisms, has been funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Refinetti was the founding editor of the Journal of Circadian Rhythms (with which he is no longer associated) and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the journals Chronobiology International and Sexuality & Culture. His website is www.circadian.org. You can reach him by email at [e-mail].