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Jürgen Aschoff⁰,
Serge Daan¹,
Gerard A. Groos²

Jürgen Aschoff
1. Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Andechs, Germany
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1. National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA
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Table of contents (37 papers)

Front Matter

Pages I-XIII

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Introduction
1. The Search for Principles of Physiological Organization in Vertebrate Circadian Systems
  
  M. Menaker
  
  Pages 1-12
2. Zeitgebers, Entrainment, and Masking: Some Unsettled Questions
  
  J. Aschoff, S. Daan, K.-I. Honma
  
  Pages 13-24
Pathways of Zeitgeber Signals
1. Comparative Aspects of Retinal and Extraretinal Photosensory Input Channels Entraining Endogenous Rhythms
  
  H.-G. Hartwig
  
  Pages 25-30
2. Neuroanatomical Pattern of Endocrine and Oscillatory Systems of the Brain: Retrospect and Prospect
  
  A. Oksche
  
  Pages 31-41
3. Unspecific Optic Fibres and Their Terminal Fields
  
  J. K. Mai, L. Teckhaus
  
  Pages 42-51
4. Characteristics of the Interaction Between the Central Circadian Mechanism and the Retina in Rabbits
  
  A. C. Bobbert, J. Brandenburg
  
  Pages 52-61
The Role of the Nucleus Suprachiasmaticus
1. Physiological Models of the Rodent Circadian System
  
  B. Rusak
  
  Pages 62-74
2. Neuroanatomical Organization and Connections of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
  
  M. V. Sofroniew, A. Weindl
  
  Pages 75-86
3. CNS Structures Controlling Circadian Neuroendocrine and Activity Rhythms in Rats
  
  I. Assenmacher
  
  Pages 87-95
4. The Neurophysiology of the Mammalian Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Its Visual Afferents
  
  G. A. Groos
  
  Pages 96-105
5. Neurophysiological Studies of the SCN in the Rat and in the Java Sparrow
  
  Hiroshi Kawamura, Shin-ichi T. Inouye, Shizufumi Ebihara, Setsuko Noguchi
  
  Pages 106-111
6. Neural Mechanisms in Avian Circadian Systems: Hypothalamic Pacemaking Systems
  
  J. S. Takahashi
  
  Pages 112-119
7. Limits of Entrainment to Periodic Feeding in Rats with Suprachiasmatic Lesions
  
  F. K. Stephan
  
  Pages 120-128
The Role of the Pineal Organ
1. Phase Responses and Characteristics of Free-Running Activity Rhythms in the Golden Hamster: Independence of the Pineal Gland
  
  J. Aschoff, U. Gerecke, Chr. von Goetz, G. A. Groos, F. W. Turek
  
  Pages 129-140
2. Circadian and Infradian Activity Rhythms in the Mammalian Pineal Body
  
  L. Vollrath
  
  Pages 141-146
3. Electrophysiology of the Mammalian Pineal Gland: Evidence for Rhythmical and Non-Rhythmical Elements and for Magnetic Influence on Electrical Activity
  
  P. Semm
  
  Pages 147-157
4. Circadian Rhythms of the Isolated Chicken Pineal in Vitro
  
  J. S. Takahashi
  
  Pages 158-163
5. Endogenous Oscillator and Photoreceptor for Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase Rhythm in Chicken Pineal Gland
  
  T. Deguchi
  
  Pages 164-172
Systemic Aspects
1. Role of Hormones in the Circadian Organization of Vertebrates
  
  F. W. Turek, E. Gwinner
  
  Pages 173-182

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Editors and Affiliations

Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Andechs, Germany

Jürgen Aschoff
Zoologisch Laboratorium, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL-Haren, The Netherlands

Serge Daan
National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA

Gerard A. Groos

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Vertebrate Circadian Systems
Book Subtitle: Structure and Physiology
Editors: Jürgen Aschoff, Serge Daan, Gerard A. Groos
Series Title: Proceedings in Life Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68651-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 1982
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-68653-5Published: 19 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68651-1Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0172-6625
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 366
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations
Topics: Zoology

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Table of contents (37 papers)

Front Matter

Introduction

Pathways of Zeitgeber Signals

The Role of the Nucleus Suprachiasmaticus

The Role of the Pineal Organ

Systemic Aspects

Keywords

Editors and Affiliations

Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, Andechs, Germany

Zoologisch Laboratorium, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL-Haren, The Netherlands

National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA

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