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Clocks

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By: Spencer Finch
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Lecture 1 - Introduction to clocks
What are some selective pressures,
What does circadian mean,
What are the features of a circad...
27  cards
Lecture 2 Clock circuits in the mammalian brain
Pvn,
Aha,
Spvnz
34  cards
Lecture 8 Light regulation of the circadian system
Phase response curve in hamsters ...,
Rods and cones and light entrainment,
Extra retinal birds photoentrainment
22  cards
Lecture 9 When does the clock start ticking?
Newborn clocks,
Old people clocks,
Rodent developmental ages
24  cards
Lecture 11 Rhythms in the brain and sleep
How can you define sleep,
Transition between sleep wakefull...,
Why do we sleep
31  cards
Lecture 12 Light regulation of sleep states
Kleitman experiment,
Aschoff experiment,
What is the opponent process model
20  cards
Lecture 13: Orexins and Narcolepsy
What is narcolepsy,
What are orexins hypocretins,
Precursor of orexins
18  cards
Lecture 14: Genetics of sleep disorders
Where are the main outputs of the...,
Role of mpo,
Role of pvn
30  cards
Lecture 7: Clocks in the Limbic System and Beyond
0  cards
Lecture 15: Seasonal clocks I
Why must animals adapt to a chang...,
What are some seasonal events tha...,
What is photoperiod
20  cards
Lecture 16: Seasonal clocks II
What is the target tissue for mel...,
Describe melatonin receptors,
What is the cellular makeup of th...
18  cards
Lecture 17: Clocks and Metabolism I
Define metabolism,
Define metabolic rate,
What is catabolism
30  cards
Lecture 18: Clocks and Metabolism II
Why have such a robust food entra...,
Bmal1 ko mice,
Mice v rats
30  cards

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