Circadian clocks: 50 years on.
Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol
; 72: 655-9, 2007.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18419325
ABSTRACT
Since the first Cold Spring Harbor meeting on "Biological Clocks" in 1960, the field has progressed from the study of a fascinating but esoteric set of phenomena of interest primarily to a relatively small group of prescient biologists to become recognized as defining a centrally important aspect of biological organization. This change is the consequence of a profound increase in understanding of the mechanisms that generate and control circadian rhythmicity, coupled with the realization that circadian temporal organization is an important component of much of what most organisms do. As such, it impinges on human health, agriculture, and biological conservation, as well as on many more basic aspects of biology at every level. Many of the seminal discoveries of the last 47 years were presented and discussed at this exciting meeting.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Circadian Rhythm
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos