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Review
. 2009 Mar 17;106(11):4069-70.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0901304106. Epub 2009 Mar 10.

Obeying the clock yields benefits for metabolism

Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey  1 , Joseph Bass
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Review

Obeying the clock yields benefits for metabolism

Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Circadian desynchrony and metabolic disease. Behavioral cycles (including sleep/wake, fasting/feeding, and metabolic cycles) are normally aligned with the light–dark cycle. However, when circadian misalignment occurs, these cycles may become desynchronized from the external light–dark cycle, leading to adverse metabolic physiological consequences. Both clinical and experimental genetic approaches have begun to elucidate how circadian systems may contribute to normal glucose and cardiometabolic homeostasis.
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