Use of melatonin in circadian rhythm disorders and following phase shifts

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 359-362

  Skene, Debra J ^a   Deacon, Stephen ^a   Arendt, Josephine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blindness; circadian rhythm disorders; jet lag; melatonin; phase shifts

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SLEEP DISORDER;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MELATONIN; TRAVEL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0029865269     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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