Commentary: Evidence for Melatonin as a Circadian Phase-Shifting Agent

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 618-623

  Czeisler, Charles A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NON-PROGRAMMATIC; REVIEW;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MELATONIN;

EID: 0031309319     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200617     Document Type: Article

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