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Abstract
The regular recurrence, in cycles of about 24 hours, of biological processes or activities, such as sensitivity to drugs or environmental and physiological stimuli.
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- Nycthemeral Rhythm
- Nyctohemeral Rhythm
- Twenty-Four Hour Rhythm
- Circadian Rhythms
- Nycthemeral Rhythms
- Nyctohemeral Rhythms
- Rhythm, Circadian
- Rhythm, Nycthemeral
- Rhythm, Nyctohemeral
- Rhythm, Twenty-Four Hour
- Rhythms, Circadian
- Rhythms, Nycthemeral
- Rhythms, Nyctohemeral
- Rhythms, Twenty-Four Hour
- Twenty Four Hour Rhythm
- Twenty-Four Hour Rhythms
- Diurnal Rhythm
- Diurnal Rhythms
- Rhythm, Diurnal
- Rhythms, Diurnal
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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drug administration based on circadian rhythm = DRUG CHRONOTHERAPY: do not coordinate with CIRCADIAN RHYTHM or DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; jet lag: index JET LAG SYNDROME
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History Note
66(64); DIURNAL RHYTHM was see under CIRCADIAN RHYTHM 1975-85 (Prov 1969-74)
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- National Library of Medicine. Circadian Rhythm. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002940. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002940
- Circadian Rhythm. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm
- Circadian Rhythm. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208353