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Chronobiology Discipline MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Chronobiology Discipline
Tree Number(s)
H01.158.580
Unique ID
D055881
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055881
Annotation
the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA or specifics treed under it for characteristics and processes of biological systems as affected by time
Scope Note
A multidisciplinary field of research and practice studying the periodicity of biological systems and the application of principles of chronobiology to various therapeutic strategies. Aging, biological rhythms, and cyclic phenomena are included. Statistical, computer-aided mathematical procedures are used to describe, in mathematical terminology, various biological functions over time.
Previous Indexing
Chronobiology Phenomena (1985-2008)
See Also
Chronobiology Phenomena
Chronotherapy
Drug Chronotherapy
Sleep Phase Chronotherapy
Public MeSH Note
2009
History Note
2009
Date Established
2009/01/01
Date of Entry
2008/07/08
Revision Date
2008/11/30
Chronobiology Discipline Preferred
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