Vertebrate Circadian Systems : Structure and Physiology

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII The Search for Principles of Physiological Organization in Vertebrate Circadian Systems....Pages 1-12 Zeitgebers, Entrainment, and Masking: Some Unsettled Questions....Pages 13-24 Comparative Aspects of Retinal and Extraretinal Photosensory Input Channels Entraining Endogenous Rhythms....Pages 25-30 Neuroanatomical Pattern of Endocrine and Oscillatory Systems of the Brain: Retrospect and Prospect....Pages 31-41 Unspecific Optic Fibres and Their Terminal Fields....Pages 42-51 Characteristics of the Interaction Between the Central Circadian Mechanism and the Retina in Rabbits....Pages 52-61 Physiological Models of the Rodent Circadian System....Pages 62-74 Neuroanatomical Organization and Connections of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus....Pages 75-86 CNS Structures Controlling Circadian Neuroendocrine and Activity Rhythms in Rats....Pages 87-95 The Neurophysiology of the Mammalian Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Its Visual Afferents....Pages 96-105 Neurophysiological Studies of the SCN in the Rat and in the Java Sparrow....Pages 106-111 Neural Mechanisms in Avian Circadian Systems: Hypothalamic Pacemaking Systems....Pages 112-119 Limits of Entrainment to Periodic Feeding in Rats with Suprachiasmatic Lesions....Pages 120-128 Phase Responses and Characteristics of Free-Running Activity Rhythms in the Golden Hamster: Independence of the Pineal Gland....Pages 129-140 Circadian and Infradian Activity Rhythms in the Mammalian Pineal Body....Pages 141-146 Electrophysiology of the Mammalian Pineal Gland: Evidence for Rhythmical and Non-Rhythmical Elements and for Magnetic Influence on Electrical Activity....Pages 147-157 Circadian Rhythms of the Isolated Chicken Pineal in Vitro....Pages 158-163 Endogenous Oscillator and Photoreceptor for Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase Rhythm in Chicken Pineal Gland....Pages 164-172 Role of Hormones in the Circadian Organization of Vertebrates....Pages 173-182 The Neuropharmacology of Circadian Timekeeping in Mammals....Pages 183-193 Entraining Agents for the Circadian Adrenocortical Rhythm in the Rat....Pages 194-202 Splitting of the Circadian Rhythm of Activity in Hamsters....Pages 203-214 Phase-Response Curves and the Dual-Oscillator Model of Orcadian Pacemakers....Pages 215-223 Circadian Control of Body Temperature in Primates....Pages 224-236 Circadian and Sleep-Dependent Processes in Sleep Regulation....Pages 237-242 Sleep Circadian Rhythms in the Rat: One or Two Clocks?....Pages 243-249 Sleep ECoG Rhythm in the High Mesencephalic Rat....Pages 250-252 Interaction Between the Sleep-Wake Cycle and the Rhythm of Rectal Temperature....Pages 253-261 The Phase-Shift Model of Spontaneous Internal Desynchronization in Humans....Pages 262-267 Physiology of Photoperiodic Time-Measurement....Pages 268-275 Pineal Influences on Circannual Cycles in European Starlings: Effects Through the Circadian System?....Pages 276-284 Complex Control of the Circadian Rhythm in N-Acetyltransferase Activity in the Rat Pineal Gland....Pages 285-296 The Critical Photoperiod in the Djungarian Hamster Phodopus sungorus ....Pages 297-304 Circadian Contributions to Survival....Pages 305-321 Daily Temporal Organization of Metabolism in Small Mammals: Adaptation and Diversity....Pages 322-338 Characteristics and Variability in Entrainment of Circadian Rhythms to Light in Diurnal Rodents....Pages 339-346 Functional Significance of Daily Cycles in Sexual Behavior of the Male Golden Hamster....Pages 347-353 Back Matter....Pages 355-366