Plasma Melatonin Circadian Rhythms during the Menstrual Cycle and after Light Therapy in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and Normal Control Subjects

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-64

  Parry, Barbara L ^a   Berga, Sarah L ^b   Mostofi, Nasim ^a   Klauber, Melville R ^c   Resnick, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Human; Light therapy; Melatonin; Menstrual cycle; PMDD

Indexed keywords

PRENANTHELLA EXIGUA;

ESTROGEN; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AFFECT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031066213     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200107     Document Type: Article

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