Rapid shift in peak melatonin secretion associated with improved performance in short shift work schedule

Sleep

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1145-1150

  Quera Salva, Maria Antonia ^a   Guilleminault, Christian ^b   Claustrat, Bruno ^c   Defrance, Remy ^d   Gajdos, Philippe ^a   McCann, Catherine Crowe ^a   De Lattre, Jacques ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Centre de Medecine Nucléaire   (France)

^d IRIS Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier   (France)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Performance; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0031418145     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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