Circadian Rhythms and Biological Clocks Part B

Two new volumes of Methods in Enzymology continue the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. Circadian Rhythms and Biological Clocks Part A and Part B is an exceptional resource for anybody interested in the general area of circadian rhythms. As key elements of timekeeping are conserved in organisms across the phylogenetic tree, and our understanding of circadian biology has benefited tremendously from work done in many species, the volume provides a wide range of assays for different biological systems.  Protocols are provided to assess clock function, entrainment of the clock to stimuli such as light and food, and output rhythms of behavior and physiology.  This volume also delves into the impact of circadian disruption on human health.  Contributions are from leaders in the field who have made major discoveries using the methods  presented here.

Continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field Covers research methods in biomineralization scienceKeeping with the interdisciplinary nature of the circadian rhythm field, the volume includes diverse approaches towards the study of rhythms, from assays of biochemical reactions in unicellular organisms to monitoring of behavior in humans.

1. Measuring Synchrony in the Mammalian Central Circadian Circuit
Erik D. Herzog, István Z. Kiss and Cristina Mazuski
2. Patch Clamp Electrophysiology in Drosophila Circadian Pacemaker Neurons
Matthieu Flourakis and Ravi Allada
3. Glial Cell Regulation of Rhythmic Behavior
F. Rob Jackson, Fanny S. Ng, Sukanya Sengupta, Samantha You and Yanmei Huang
4. Neurophysiological Analysis of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus; A Challenge at Multiple Levels
Johanna H. Meijer and Stephan Michel
5. Photic Entrainment in Drosophila Assessed by Locomotor Activity Recordings
Matthias Schlichting and Charlotte Helfrich-Förster
6. Photic Regulation of Clock Systems
Steven Hughes, Aarti Jagannath, Mark W. Hankins, Russell G. Foster and Stuart N. Peirson
7. Response of Peripheral Rhythms to the Timing of Food Intake
Megumi Hatori and Satchidananda Panda
8. Circadian Regulation of Cellular Physiology
Peek, C.B., Ramsey, K.M. , Levine, D.C. , Marcheva, B., Perelis, M and  Bass, J.
9. Analysis of the Redox Oscillations in The Circadian Clockwork
Nikolay B. Milev, Guillaume Rey, Utham K. Valekunja, Rachel S. Edgar, John S. O’Neill and Akhilesh B. Reddy
10. Clocks and Cardiovascular Function
Sarah C. McLoughlin, Philip Haines and Garret A. FitzGerald
11. Measuring Circadian Clock Function in Human Cells
Ludmila Gaspar and Steven A. Brown
12. Human Activity and Rest in Situ
Till Roenneberg , Lena K Keller , Dorothee Fischer, Joana L Matera, Céline Vetter, and Eva C Winnebeck
13. Phenotyping of Neurobehavioral Vulnerability to Circadian Phase During Sleep Loss
Namni Goel, Mathias Basner and David F. Dinges
14. Genetics of Human Sleep Behavioral Phenotypes
Pei-Ken Hsu , Louis J. Ptáček and Ying-Hui Fu
15. Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disruption and Recognition Memory in Schizophrenia
Shu K. E. Tam, David Pritchett, Laurence A. Brown, Russell G. Foster, David M. Bannerman and Stuart N. Peirson