Nocturnal plasma melatonin levels in patients suffering from chronic primary insomnia

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 116-122

  Hajak, Göran ^a   Rodenbeck, Andrea ^a   Staedt, Jürgen ^a   Bandelow, Borwin ^a   Huether, Gerald ^a   Rüther, Eckart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

chronobiology; circadian rhythm; insomnia; melatonin; pineal gland; sleep wake cycle

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SLEEP;

ADULT; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 0029382853     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1995.tb00179.x     Document Type: Article

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