The Paramecium Circadian Behavioral Rhythm: Light Phase Response Curves and Entrainment
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Robust entrainment of circadian oscillators requires specific phase response curves.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Rhythms
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0748-7304,1552-4531
DOI: 10.1177/074873048700200403