Melatonin as a Chronobiotic: Treatment of Circadian Desynchrony in Night Workers and the Blind

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 595-603

  Sack, Robert L ^a   Lewy, Alfred J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindness; Circadian rhythms; Insomnia; Melatonin; Shift work; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; WORK SCHEDULE;

BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MELATONIN; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0031299112     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200615     Document Type: Article

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