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Circadian Pacemaker Function

Circadian Pacemaker Function is a neurophysiological mechanism that serves as the primary endogenous oscillator regulating the timing of circadian rhythms in mammals by generating and synchronizing self-sustained, approximately 24-hour biological rhythms in response to environmental cues.

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Phototransduction by Retinal Ganglion Cells That Set the Circadian Clock

David M. Berson, Felice A. Dunn, Motoharu Takao · Science · 2002 · 3.6K citations

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Melanopsin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells: Architecture, Projections, and Intrinsic Photosensitivity

Samer Hattar, H.–W. Liao, Motoharu Takao et al. · Science · 2002 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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PERIOD2::LUCIFERASE real-time reporting of circadian dynamics reveals persistent circadian oscillations in mouse peripheral tissues

Seung Hee Yoo, Shin Yamazaki, Phillip L. Lowrey et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 2.4K citations · Full text

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A functional analysis of circadian pacemakers in nocturnal rodents

Colin S. Pittendrigh, Serge Daan · Journal of Comparative Physiology A · 1976 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Resetting Central and Peripheral Circadian Oscillators in Transgenic Rats

Shin Yamazaki, Rika Numano, Michikazu Abe et al. · Science · 2000 · 1.9K citations

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    Charles A. Czeisler

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States

    47 publications · 13.5K citations

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  2. RE
    Richard E. Kronauer

    Harvard University, United States

    28 publications · 7.3K citations

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  3. GD
    Gene D. Block

    University of Virginia, United States

    35 publications · 5.1K citations

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  4. MM
    Michael Menaker

    University of Virginia, United States

    28 publications · 8.9K citations

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    Joseph S. Takahashi

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States

    22 publications · 8.3K citations

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Institutions

899

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    65 h-index

    361 publications

    81.1K citations

  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    59 h-index

    315 publications

    75K citations

  3. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    36 h-index

    162 publications

    29.7K citations

  4. Circadian (United States)

    Stoneham, United States

    31 h-index

    167 publications

    31.2K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    31 h-index

    93 publications

    21K citations

  6. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    30 h-index

    104 publications

    12.9K citations

  7. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    26 h-index

    106 publications

    9.6K citations

  8. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    25 h-index

    109 publications

    59.9K citations

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  1. Journal of Biological Rhythms

    JBR · 162 publications · 9.7K citations

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  2. Journal of Neuroscience

    70 publications · 11.2K citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 47 publications · 10.7K citations

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  5. Journal of Comparative Physiology A

    59 publications · 9K citations

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