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View definitions for internal clock

internal clock

noun as in biological rhythm

noun as in body clock

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You really have to be thoughtful of your act structures and that internal clock.

From Salon

The theory behind time-restricted eating is that it supports the circadian rhythm, or the body’s internal clock.

They discovered that disruption of the internal clock in the epithelial cells lining the intestine alters secretion of cytokine proteins, leading to heightened inflammation, increased numbers of immunosuppressive myeloid cells and cancer progression.

Surprisingly, they found that the daily internal clock worked perfectly fine in all specimens, even the arrhythmic "couch potatoes," and that the number of genes with rhythmic activity was nearly as high as in the "punctual" worms.

This can disrupt the 24-hour internal clock in people and impair sleep.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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