Suppression of melatonin secretion in some blind patients by exposure to bright light

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 6-11

  Czeisler, Charles A ^a   Shanahan, Theresa L ^a   Klerman, Elizabeth B ^a   Martens, Heinz ^a   Brotman, Daniel J ^a   Emens, Jonathan S ^a   Klein, Torsten ^a   Rizzo, Joseph F ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0028891043     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199501053320102     Document Type: Article

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