Effects of low doses of melatonin on late afternoon napping and mood

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 2-15

  Terlo, L ^a   Laudon, M ^b   Tarasch, R ^b   Schatz, T ^a   Caine, Y G ^a   Zisapel, N ^b  

^a Israel Air Force   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

actigraph; dose; melatonin; mood; sleep

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SLEEP; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030929586     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.28.1.2.12980     Document Type: Conference Paper

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