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Ultradian Rhythms in Physiology and Behavior

1985; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-642-70483-3

0172-9039

H. Schulz, Peretz Lavie,

Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Introductory Note.- Section 1 Ultradian Rhythms in Physiology and Endocrinology.- Ultradian Rhythms in Behavior: The Case of the Common Vole (Microtus Arvalis).- The Circhoral Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Pulse Generator of the Hypothalamus and Its Physiological Significance.- Pulsatility of Pituitary Hormones.- Relationship Between Ultradian Rhythms of the Sleep-Wakefulness Cycle and Growth Hormone and Corticosterone Secretion in Rats.- Ultradian Rhythms in Locomotor Activity, Deep Body Temperature and Plasma Corticosterone Levels in Rats: Two Different Origins?.- Interaction Between Circadian and Ultradian Rhythms of Spontaneous Locomotor Activity in Rats During the Early Developmental Period.- Urinary Ultradian Rhythms in Dogs.- Timing Function of the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus and the Temporal Organization of the Ultradian Sleep Cycle.- Section 2 Sleep and Waking Rhythms.- Ultradian Rhythms: Gates of Sleep and Wakefulness.- Ultradian Rhythms in the Nychthemeron of Narcoleptic Patients and Normal Subjects.- The Basic Rest-Activity Cycle Revisited: Some New Perspectives.- Ultradian Rhythms During Sustained Performance.- Three Central Issues Concerning Ultradian Rhythms.- Ultradian Components of Human Sleep/Wake Patterns During Disentrainment.- Section 3 Methods and Models.- Sleep Cycles as a Basic Unit of Sleep.- In Search of REM Cycle in Short Sleep Record: Iterative Nonorthogonal r2 Method.- The REM Sleep Ultradian Rhythm: A Limit Cycle Mathematical Model.- Modes of Interaction Between Ultradian and Circadian Rhythms: Toward a Mathematical Model of Sleep.- Epilogue.- On Diversity and Uniformity of Ultradian Rhythms.