Effects of different light intensities during the forenoon on the afternoon thermal sensation in mild cold

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 339-343

  Teramoto, Yumiko ^a   Tokura, Hiromi ^a   Ohkura, Kaori ^a   Ohmasa, Yasue ^a   Suho, Satsuki ^b   Inoshiri, Ryo ^b   Masuda, Masaaki ^b  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHARP CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

bright light; dim light; melatonin; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030268548     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(96)00019-8     Document Type: Article

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