Melatonin: Role in Gating Nocturnal Rise in Sleep Propensity

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 657-665

  Lavie, Peretz ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Humans; Insomnia; Melatonin; Sleep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; REVIEW; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

HUMANS; MELATONIN; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0031298682     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200622     Document Type: Article

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