Later endogenous circadian temperature nadir relative to an earlier wake time in older people

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 5 44-5, 1998, Pages

  Duffy, Jeanne F ^a,b,c   Dijk, Derk Jan ^a   Klerman, Elizabeth B ^a   Czeisler, Charles A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Circadian rhythm; Core body temperature; Forced desynchrony; Insomnia; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0031793501     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.5.r1478     Document Type: Article

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