date:May 18, 2012
gulates the daily fluctuations in heartbeat, blood pressure, kidney function, secretion of hormones, body temperature, and sensory perception.
A single master clock that resides in the brain was previously thought to control the body. However, Dr Asher said his research team have shown on a molecular and cellular level why this is not the case.
We were surprised to find that every cell in your body has a circadian clock, he says. The brain synchronises peripheral clocks found in the cells of