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ReviewBiology2019

Episodic Ultradian Events-Ultradian Rhythms.

Grace H Goh, Shane K Maloney, Peter J Mark, Dominique Blache

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In one paragraph

Review in Biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Ultradian rhythms of CRHProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  8. Correlation between Rhythmic Changes in Body Temperature of Small Passerine Birds (Chloris chloris) and Nontidal Gravity Fluctuation in a 12- to 30-min Period Range.Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections · 2025
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  11. Effects of menopause on temperature regulation.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2025
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  14. A Method for Predicting Ultradian Body Temperature Rhythms in Small Animals.Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine · 2024
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  15. Multiple ultradian rhythms of metabolism, body temperature and activity in Djungarian hamsters.Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2024
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  16. Silencing of ultradian rhythms and metabolic depression during spontaneous daily torpor in Djungarian hamsters.Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Grace H GohSchool of Human Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia. grace.goh@uwa.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-5431-9939
Shane K MaloneySchool of Human Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia. shane.maloney@uwa.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-5878-2266
Peter J MarkSchool of Human Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia. peter.mark@uwa.edu.au.
Dominique BlacheSchool of Agriculture and Environment and UWA Institute of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia. dominique.blache@uwa.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-3476-3068
The University of Western Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the fast lane of chronobiology, ultradian events are short-term rhythms that have been observed since the beginning of modern biology and were quantified about a century ago. They are ubiquitous in all biological systems and found in all organisms, from unicellular organisms to mammals, and from single cells to complex biological functions in multicellular animals. Since these events are aperiodic and last for a few minutes to a few hours, they are better classified as episodic ultradian events (EUEs). Their origin is unclear. However, they could have a molecular basis and could be controlled by hormonal inputs-in vertebrates, they originate from the activity of the central nervous system. EUEs are receiving increasing attention but their aperiodic nature requires specific sampling and analytic tools. While longer scale rhythms are adaptations to predictable changes in the environment, in theory, EUEs could contribute to adaptation by preparing organisms and biological functions for unpredictability.

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central nervous systemgenemethodologyshort-term rhythmstemperature

Identifiers

PMID30875767
PMCPMC6466064
OpenAlexW2921621685

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Registered trials

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