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Photoregulation of Neuroendocrine Rhythms

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It is generally believed that from the molecular bases of life up to the most integrated functions of the organism, most if not all biological functions display rhythmic variations within a wide range of frequencies, which might reflect a very basic temporal organization of living systems. In particular, for organisms living in the natural environment, most biological rhythms fluctuate with a 24 h (circadian) periodicity, while for many of them additional yearly (circannual) variations have also been observed.

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Assenmacher, I., Szafarczyk, A., Boissin, J., Jallageas, M. (1982). Photoregulation of Neuroendocrine Rhythms. In: Hélène, C., Charlier, M., Montenay-Garestier, T., Laustriat, G. (eds) Trends in Photobiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9203-7_38

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