Simulations of light effects on the human circadian pacemaker: Implications for assessment of intrinsic period

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 1 39-1, 1996, Pages

  Klerman, Elizabeth B ^a   Dijk, Derk Jan ^b   Kronauer, Richard E ^b   Czeisler, Charles A ^b  

^a Division of Endocrinology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

body temperature; mathematical model; phase response curve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0030070965     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.270.1.r271     Document Type: Article

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