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Review
. 2016 Nov;68(5):1081-1090.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.06588. Epub 2016 Sep 12.

Keeping Up With the Clock: Circadian Disruption and Obesity Risk

Naima Covassin  1 , Prachi Singh  1 , Virend K Somers  2
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Review

Keeping Up With the Clock: Circadian Disruption and Obesity Risk

Naima Covassin et al. Hypertension. 2016 Nov.
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Figure 1
Simplified schematic depicting the molecular organization of the cellular circadian clock. (Copyright – Mayo Foundation).
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Figure 2
Structural and functional organization of the circadian timing system. SCN = suprachiasmatic nucleus. (Copyright – Mayo Foundation).
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Figure 3
Day/night pattern of metabolic function. (Copyright – Mayo Foundation).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Potential mechanistic pathway linking circadian disruption to obesity. (Copyright – Mayo Foundation).
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