biological rhythms : circaidian rhythms ao3

Question 1

Beyond the master clock WEAKNESS

Answer 1

Research has revealed tha there are numerous circadian clocks in many organs and cells of the body. These are called peripheral oscillators and are found in adrenal gland oesophaus, lungs, liver pancreas,
Although their are peripheral clocks RE HIGLY INFLUCNED BYA ACTIONS A of SCN they can act indepdently
Daimiola et al 2000 demonstrated how changing feeding patterns in mice could alter the circadian rethyms of cells in the liver up to 12h whilst leaving the rhythm of the SCN
Limitation as it suggests that there any be many other complex inflcunces on the sleep wake cycle aside from master clock SCN