Abstract
Disruption of the 24-h light-dark cycle has been implicated as an endocrine disruptor and linked to increased morbidity and mortality in animal studies. Previously reported measurements of circadian disruption in day-shift and rotating-shift nurses were compared with new mouse data where the light-dark patterns simulated shiftwork. Phasor magnitudes, a measure of circadian entrainment, were shown to be similar for humans and for mice when exposed to similar patterns of light and dark. Phasor analyses may be a useful method for quantitatively bridging ecological measurements of circadian disruption in human with parametric studies of health outcomes in a mouse model.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1066-1071 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Chronobiology International |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Animal models
- Circadian disruption
- Ecological measurements
- Shiftwork