Nocturnal melatonin onset is phase locked to the primary sleep gate

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 1 42-1, 1997, Pages

  Shochat, T ^a   Luboshitzky, R ^b   Lavie, P ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Forbidden zone; Sleep propensity function; Sleep wake regulation; Temperature peak

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RELIABILITY; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 0030738250     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.1.r364     Document Type: Article

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