CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AND BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS

• OVER 100 BODY FUNCTIONS VARY ON A 24-HOUR SCHEDULE

• THYROXIN SECRETION CONTROLLED BY THE HYPOTHALAMUS

• ALSO ACTH AND CORTISONE

• MASTER CLOCK: SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS

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