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Zeitgeber
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Biological Clock
Physiology An organism’s internal timer that sets biological rhythms—e.g., metabolism, sleep-wake cycles, and photosynthesis
Vox populi As currently used, that which ticks away the time left for a woman to have babies, ideally before age 40
zeitgeber
Zeit, German, time, geber, keeper A factor in the environment with a periodicity, capable of synchronizing the endogenous circadian rhythm into a 24-hr cycle; without zeitgebers, the free-running human clock is 25.3 hrs. See Circadian rhythm, Jet lag, Shift work, Sleep disorders. Cf REM sleep.
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5) The circadian system is acutely sensitive to environmental photic cues, with natural light being one of the universal and predominant environmental time cues, or zeitgebers.
Rest, and specifically sleep, play a major role in athletic ... by Venter, Ranel / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
Entrainment in calorie-restricted mice: conflicting zeitgebers and free-running conditions.
Crescimento e parametros reprodutivos de ratas Wistar, em restricao ... by Montoro Mazeti, Camila; Diaz Pedrosa Furlan, Maria Montserrat / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
regular meals and daily routine and a regular bedtime routine) that provide additional zeitgebers are also put in place.
Behavioral approaches to the treatment of sleep problems in children ... by Richdale, Amanda; Wiggs, Luci / The International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy
 
 
 
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