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Chronobiology Discipline

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Definition: 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.  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   
See Also Chronobiology Phenomena; Chronotherapy; Drug Chronotherapy; Sleep Phase Chronotherapy 		Other names Disciplines, Chronobiology; Discipline, Chronobiology; Chronobiology Disciplines

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