The Symphony of Life [Chronobiological Investigations]

Author

Moser, Maximilian ; Frühwirth, Matthias ; Kenner, Thomas

Author_Institution

Joanneum Res. Inst. of Non-Invasive Diagnosis, Weiz

Volume

27

Issue

1

fYear

2008

Firstpage

29

Lastpage

37

Abstract

Biological rhythms in a wide range of frequencies are present in the whole organism as well as within each living cell. Some of these rhythms reflect adaptations to cosmic cycles and help to anticipate changes in the environment. Others integrate and coordinate body. Importance, interaction, and visualization of biological rhythms is presented in this article. Chronobiology observes notable amount of rhythms at all organismic levels and over several orders of time magnitude.

Keywords

biochemistry; cellular biophysics; circadian rhythms; haemodynamics; oscillations; pneumodynamics; sleep; biological oscillations; biological rhythms interaction; biological rhythms visualization; body coordination; chronobiology; cosmic cycle adaptations; living cell; organismic levels; sleep; systole-diastole functions; Chemical processes; Clocks; Frequency synchronization; Heart beat; Heart rate variability; Humans; Organisms; Rhythm; Sleep; Stability; Animals; Biogenesis; Biological Clocks; Circadian Rhythm; Computer Simulation; Evolution; Growth; Humans; Life; Models, Biological; Oscillometry;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0739-5175

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MEMB.2007.907365

Filename

4435651