The influence of bright light exposure for several hours during daytime on tympanic temperature level at sweating onset

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-106

  Seika, Aizawa ^a   Hiromi, Tokura ^a  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Light intensity; Melatonin; Setpoint; Sweat rate; Tympanic temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032051462     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(98)00009-6     Document Type: Article

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