Inhibition of melatonin secretion onset by low levels of illumination

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-82

  Trinder, John ^a   Armstrong, Stuart M ^b   O'Brien, Catherine ^a   Luke, David ^a   Martin, Marion J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological clocks; Insomnia; Light; Melatonin; Phase shifts; Pineal

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; INSOMNIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030018204     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.1996.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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