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An Ancient Cellular Mechanism in the Tension Field between Energy Requirements and Destruction Avoidance
Circadian rhythmicity is a fundamental biological phenomenon of almost ubiquitous importance. This kind of an endogenous, innate oscillation with a period length of about a day is present in the majority of or...
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Circadian Rhythms and Oxidative Stress in Non-vertebrate Organisms
Several lines of evidence suggest that the circadian organization of living beings is important for avoiding excessive oxidative stress under physiological conditions. In the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra, ac...