TY - JOUR
T1 - Cronobiología en medicina y cirugía.
AU - Portela, A.
AU - Martin, E.
AU - Aréchiga, H.
AU - Cornelissen-Guillaume, Germaine G
AU - Sutherland, D.
AU - Illera, J. C.
AU - Illera, M.
AU - Halberg, F.
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PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Chronobiology studies predictable variations, rhythms and trends in all forms of life. Each physiologic variable or system in an organism has a time structure which is genetically anchored and capable of being expressed in the absence of external cycles. However, it is normally adjusted by geophysical changes. Chronobiology quantifies rhythms by providing measures of amplitude and timing (phase and period), and a mean more precise than the arithmetic mean. The correct measurement of biological rhythms has led to considerable advances in the understanding of their underlying mechanisms of generation and expression. The use of information on rhythms is opening new opportunities in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Chronobiology is also effective in the improvement of the quality of life by teaching self-help to the healthy individual.
AB - Chronobiology studies predictable variations, rhythms and trends in all forms of life. Each physiologic variable or system in an organism has a time structure which is genetically anchored and capable of being expressed in the absence of external cycles. However, it is normally adjusted by geophysical changes. Chronobiology quantifies rhythms by providing measures of amplitude and timing (phase and period), and a mean more precise than the arithmetic mean. The correct measurement of biological rhythms has led to considerable advances in the understanding of their underlying mechanisms of generation and expression. The use of information on rhythms is opening new opportunities in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Chronobiology is also effective in the improvement of the quality of life by teaching self-help to the healthy individual.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8964381
AN - SCOPUS:0030183485
SN - 0016-3813
VL - 132
SP - 409
EP - 423
JO - Gaceta médica de México
JF - Gaceta médica de México
IS - 4
ER -