Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Foster, Russell; Kreitzman, Leon

 
9780198717683: Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0198717687 ISBN 13: 9780198717683
Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2017

Synopsis

An overview of how organisms' chronobiological processes work, covering topics like light, metabolism, human health, and the seasons.

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About the Author

Russell Foster is Professor of Circadian Neuroscience and the Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Oxford University. His research spans basic and applied circadian and photoreceptor biology. For his discovery of non-rod, non-cone ocular photoreceptors he has been awarded the Honma prize (Japan), Cogan award (USA), and Zoological Society Scientific & Edride-Green Medals (UK). He has also written several books, such as Rhythms of Life , co-authored with Leon Kreitzman (Profile Books, 2004) and Sleep: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2012).

Leon Kreitzman is an esteemed author, biologist and broadcaster who is currently a visiting consultant at the Nuffield Health Centre at Oxford University. He has written numerous articles and books on the social and scientific factors of chronobiology, including The 24 Hour Society (Profile Books, 1999).

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Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198717687
ISBN 13 
9780198717683
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144