Disturbances in Hormonal Profiles of Night Workers during Their Usual Sleep and Work Times

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 202-208

  Weibel, L ^a   Brandenberger, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian system; Cortisol; Growth hormone; Human; Night work; Prolactin; Sleep; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGE; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROLACTIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; THYROTROPIN; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0032085461     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873098129000048     Document Type: Article

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