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Circadian Clocks

  • A timely book about the widespread impact of circadian clocks
  • For a broad readership in both basic science but also translational and clinical medicine
  • Written by leading authorities in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (HEP, volume 217)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Molecular and Cellular Basis of Circadian Clocks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Molecular Components of the Mammalian Circadian Clock

      • Ethan D. Buhr, Joseph S. Takahashi
      Pages 3-27
    3. The Epigenetic Language of Circadian Clocks

      • Saurabh Sahar, Paolo Sassone-Corsi
      Pages 29-44
    4. Peripheral Circadian Oscillators in Mammals

      • Steven A. Brown, Abdelhalim Azzi
      Pages 45-66
    5. Cellular Mechanisms of Circadian Pacemaking: Beyond Transcriptional Loops

      • John S. O’Neill, Elizabeth S. Maywood, Michael H. Hastings
      Pages 67-103
    6. The Clock in the Brain: Neurons, Glia, and Networks in Daily Rhythms

      • Emily Slat, G. Mark Freeman Jr., Erik D. Herzog
      Pages 105-123
  3. Circadian Control of Physiology and Behavior

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
    2. Circadian Clocks and Metabolism

      • Biliana Marcheva, Kathryn M. Ramsey, Clara B. Peek, Alison Affinati, Eleonore Maury, Joseph Bass
      Pages 127-155
    3. The Circadian Control of Sleep

      • Simon P. Fisher, Russell G. Foster, Stuart N. Peirson
      Pages 157-183
    4. Daily Regulation of Hormone Profiles

      • Andries Kalsbeek, Eric Fliers
      Pages 185-226
    5. Circadian Clocks and Mood-Related Behaviors

      • Urs Albrecht
      Pages 227-239
  4. Chronopharmacology and Chronotherapy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241
    2. Molecular Clocks in Pharmacology

      • Erik S. Musiek, Garret A. FitzGerald
      Pages 243-260
    3. Cancer Chronotherapeutics: Experimental, Theoretical, and Clinical Aspects

      • E. Ortiz-Tudela, A. Mteyrek, A. Ballesta, P. F. Innominato, F. Lévi
      Pages 261-288
    4. Light and the Human Circadian Clock

      • Till Roenneberg, Thomas Kantermann, Myriam Juda, Céline Vetter, Karla V. Allebrandt
      Pages 311-331
  5. Systems Biology of Circadian Clocks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 333-333
    2. Mathematical Modeling in Chronobiology

      • G. Bordyugov, P. O. Westermark, A. Korenčič, S. Bernard, H. Herzel
      Pages 335-357
    3. Mammalian Circadian Clock: The Roles of Transcriptional Repression and Delay

      • Yoichi Minami, Koji L. Ode, Hiroki R. Ueda
      Pages 359-377

About this book

This book provides the reader with a contemporary and comprehensive overview about the molecular, cellular and system-wide principles of circadian clock regulation. Emphasis is placed on the importance of circadian clocks for the timing of therapeutic interventions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Laboratory of Chronobiology, Charité Universiätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Achim Kramer

  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Institute of Medical Psychology, München, Germany

    Martha Merrow

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eBook USD 349.00
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Softcover Book USD 449.99
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