Which Experimental Manipulation Would Make a Mammal Arrhythmic

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which experimental manipulation would make a mammal arrhythmic?

• A) Maintenance in complete darkness
• B) Maintenance in complete darkness with short pulses of light administered every 24 hours
• C) Maintenance in complete darkness and at constant temperature
• D) Destruction of the suprachiasmatic nuclei
• E) Destruction of the medial preoptic area

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