"Photoperiod" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The time period of daily exposure that an organism receives from daylight or artificial light. It is believed that photoperiodic responses may affect the control of energy balance and thermoregulation.
| Descriptor ID |
D017440
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.910.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Light Cycle- Light Cycle
- Cycle, Light
- Cycles, Light
- Light Cycles
- Light-Dark Cycle
- Cycle, Light-Dark
- Cycles, Light-Dark
- Light Dark Cycle
- Light-Dark Cycles
- Dark-Light Cycle
- Cycle, Dark-Light
- Cycles, Dark-Light
- Dark Light Cycle
- Dark-Light Cycles
Daylight Cycle- Daylight Cycle
- Cycle, Daylight
- Cycles, Daylight
- Daylight Cycles
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Photoperiod" by people in Profiles.
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Demographic, psychological, chronobiological, and work-related predictors of sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy. Sci Rep. 2021 06 01; 11(1):11416.
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The impact of environmental variables on the spread of COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea. Sci Rep. 2021 03 16; 11(1):5977.
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Letter to the Editor: Environmental Effects on Reported Infections and Death Rates of COVID-19 Across 91 Major Brazilian Cities. High Alt Med Biol. 2020 12; 21(4):431-433.
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Effects of lockdown on human sleep and chronotype during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curr Biol. 2020 08 17; 30(16):R930-R931.
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Can melatonin reduce the severity of COVID-19 pandemic? Int Rev Immunol. 2020; 39(4):153-162.
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Phytochrome F plays critical roles in potato photoperiodic tuberization. Plant J. 2019 04; 98(1):42-54.
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The role of seasonality and photoperiod on the lethality of suicide attempts: A case-control study. J Affect Disord. 2019 03 01; 246:895-901.
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The absence of maternal pineal melatonin rhythm during pregnancy and lactation impairs offspring physical growth, neurodevelopment, and behavior. Horm Behav. 2018 09; 105:146-156.
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Photoperiodic diapause in a subtropical population of Aedes albopictus in Guangzhou, China: optimized field-laboratory-based study and statistical models for comprehensive characterization. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018 Aug 14; 7(1):89.
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Photoperiod during maternal pregnancy and lifetime depression in offspring. J Psychiatr Res. 2018 09; 104:169-175.