Effect of Atenolol on Nocturnal Sleep and Temperature in young Men: Reversal by Pharmacological Doses of Melatonin

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 795-802

  Van Den Heuvel, Cameron J ^a   Reid, Kathryn J ^a   Dawson, Drew ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Univ of S A   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atenolol; Core temperature; Melatonin; Sleep; Sleep onset latency

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030914787     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00534-3     Document Type: Article

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