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A phase response curve for the locomotor activity rhythm of the rat

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A phase response curve was obtained for the locomotor activity rhythm of the rat,Mus norvegicus albicus, by interrupting a free-running rhythm with light signals of short duration. The response curve obtained was continuous and had the switch-over point at the position of 2 h before the acrophase, followed by the portion of advancing phase shift. The pattern of the curve was typical for the nocturnal rodent.

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  1. Department of Physiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, 060, Sapporo, Japan

    K. Honma, F. Katabami & T. Hiroshige

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Honma, K., Katabami, F. & Hiroshige, T. A phase response curve for the locomotor activity rhythm of the rat. Experientia 34, 1602–1603 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034700

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