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NALT Full

Preferred term

biological clocks

Type

Topic

Definition

The physiological mechanisms that govern the rhythmic occurrence of certain biochemical, physiological, and behavioral phenomena.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2013
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

biological rhythms

Narrower concepts

circadian clocks

Synonyms

biological oscillators
biological pacemakers
biologic clock

In other languages

relojes biológicos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/192875

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