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Circadian Adrenocortical Cycle and the Central Nervous System

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Circadian Rhythms in the Central Nervous System

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Metabolic and adjustive networks (Halberg et al., 1939, 1979a), as well as complementary networks for growth, repair and reproduction, are all characterized by interrcodulating rhythmic components of several orders and frequencies, A critical node in the interdigitating networks is the adrenal cortex, A spontaneous adrenal cortical cycle is preparatory to activity (Halberg, 1931, 1933; Halberg and Visscher, 1952; Halberg et al., 1951, 1953a, 1959) as well as responsive to factors from without (Pincus, 1943).

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  1. Pharmacology Group, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK

    P. H. Redfern

  2. Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

    I. C. Campbell

  3. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

    J. A. Davies

  4. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    K. F. Martin

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Halberg, F., de la Peña, S.S., Cornelissen, G. (1985). Circadian Adrenocortical Cycle and the Central Nervous System. In: Redfern, P.H., Campbell, I.C., Davies, J.A., Martin, K.F. (eds) Circadian Rhythms in the Central Nervous System. Satellite Symposia of the IUPHAR 9th International Congress of Pharmacology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07837-0_5

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