Desynchrony

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any condition (such as jet lag) that results from a sudden change in an individual's established pattern of living countable, uncountable

    "Consistent with this hypothesis, recent work using a forced desynchrony model in rats demonstrates that SCN dissociation decreases the daily peak in luteinizing hormone and corticosterone secretion and alters the waveform of daily melatonin release."

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"Consistent with this hypothesis, recent work using a forced desynchrony model in rats demonstrates that SCN dissociation decreases the daily peak in luteinizing hormone and corticosterone secretion and alters the waveform of daily melatonin release."

Etymology

From de- + synchrony.

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