C O N T E N T S

Part I: History and Methods
   Chapter 1: Early Research on Circadian Rhythms
   Chapter 2: Research Methods in Circadian Physiology
   Chapter 3: Analysis of Circadian Rhythmicity

Part II: Phenomenology
   Chapter 4: Ultradian and Infradian Rhythms
   Chapter 5: Daily and Circadian Rhythms

Part III: Mechanisms
   Chapter 6: Endogenous Mechanisms
   Chapter 7: Photic Environmental Mechanisms
   Chapter 8: Non-photic Environmental Mechanisms
   Chapter 9: Integration of Mechanisms
   Chapter 10: Homeostasis and Circadian Rhythmicity

Part IV: Physical Substrates
   Chapter 11: Receptors
   Chapter 12: Pacemakers
   Chapter 13: Afference and Efference

Part V: Applications
   Chapter 14: Optimal Timing on Earth and in Space
   Chapter 15: Jet Lag and Shift Work
   Chapter 16: Human Medicine
   Chapter 17: Pet Selection and Veterinary Medicine

Dictionary of Circadian Physiology

Organisms Used

Index

C O N T E N T S

Biological Clock: Facts and Hoopla
   1. Facts and Superstition
   2. Biorhythms, Pregnancy Predestination, and Aging
   3. Biological Rhythms

Circadian Rhythms: Physiology and Behavior
   4. Daily and Circadian Rhythms
   5. The Operation of the Clock
   6. Environmental Influences
   7. Complex Parameters

Circadian Pacemaker: Neuroscience and
         Molecular Biology
   8. Physical Location of the Clock
   9. Neurophysiology and Pharmacology of the Clock
   10. Molecular Structure of the Clock

Chronobiology: Business and Health Care
   11. Jet Lag and Shift Work
   12. Sleep Disorders
   13. Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder
   14. Other Applications

Index