Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

A Practical Approach to Study Circadian Biochemical Rhythms in Animals

Sivaprasad. S

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The biochemical events of organisms manifest in the form of endogenous and self–sustaining cyclic changes called circadian biochemical rhythms. Like other circadian rhythms, they oscillate on a 24 hr scale under the influence of light and are monitored by endogenous biological clocks. Though, the circadian biology has been extensively studied with reference to its molecular and genetic bases, no effort has since been made to trace their biochemical and physiological reflections. Such correlative studies are expected to open new vistas for research in chronobiology. Keeping in view the emerging practical impediments, a pragmatic analytical approach has been suggested for their study. The approach is based on the analysis of phase response curve of the rhythm, in terms of peaks and troughs and intervals between them. It is expected to provide meaningful insights into circadian biochemical data in terms of synthetic and release cycles of biochemical constituents that could establish correct genotype–phenotype correlations.

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Sivaprasad. S A Practical Approach to Study Circadian Biochemical Rhythms in Animals Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.7 July 2014

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