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Circadian Rhythms of Parasites

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Biological Aspects of Circadian Rhythms

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The two- and three-day rhythms of malaria have been known for over two millenia since the age of Hippocrates, and the periodicity of microfilariae has been known for almost a century, but for most of this time they were accepted as medical curiosities and ceased to attract attention. It is only during recent years that they have been studied as biological rhythms and that their purpose and mechanisms have been elucidated. Other rhythms in parasites have come to light more recently.

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Hawking, F. (1973). Circadian Rhythms of Parasites. In: Mills, J.N. (eds) Biological Aspects of Circadian Rhythms. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4565-7_5

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