MEDICAL CHRONOBIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE

摘要

Chronobiology (from chronos, time; bios, life; and logos, science) investigates the mechanisms underlying variability in the otherwise unassessed physiological range, including rhythms found in us, resonating with cycles around us. Broad time structures (chronomes) consisting of deterministic chaos and trends organized by rhythms are found in organisms and in their environments. They are mapped by chronomics as the reference values for both an applied chronomedicine and a basic chronobio-logy. The clinical aspects of animal circadian rhythms are potentially important, but much rigorous scientific work remains to be performed.