Biological Clock In Fish
by B.G. Kapoor /
2010 / English / PDF
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Each organism has its own internal biological clock, which is
reset by environmental cues (Zeitgebers), thus keeping it
synchronized with the external environment. It is a chemically
based oscillating system within cells, relying on molecular
feedback loops. Circadian biological clocks exist in most
organisms.
Each organism has its own internal biological clock, which is
reset by environmental cues (Zeitgebers), thus keeping it
synchronized with the external environment. It is a chemically
based oscillating system within cells, relying on molecular
feedback loops. Circadian biological clocks exist in most
organisms.
What is so special about the clock in fish? Where is it
located—in the retina, inside the brain, or in the pineal? What
is the molecular basis of its function? How is the clock able to
keep time in the absence of environmental cues?
What is so special about the clock in fish? Where is it
located—in the retina, inside the brain, or in the pineal? What
is the molecular basis of its function? How is the clock able to
keep time in the absence of environmental cues?
Although biological clocks have been intensively studied over the
past four decades, only recently have the tools needed to examine
the molecular basis of circadian rhythms become available. This
book reviews the state of knowledge in sufficient detail and
presents the latest contributions to the field, showing fish
provide a unique model of the circadian biological clock.
Although biological clocks have been intensively studied over the
past four decades, only recently have the tools needed to examine
the molecular basis of circadian rhythms become available. This
book reviews the state of knowledge in sufficient detail and
presents the latest contributions to the field, showing fish
provide a unique model of the circadian biological clock.