Circadian regulation of human sleep and age-related changes in its timing, consolidation and EEG characteristics

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-140

  Dijk, Derk Jan ^a   Duffy, Jeanne F ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Circadian rhythms; EEG; Human; Melatonin; Non REM sleep; REM sleep; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Sleep spindles; Slow wave sleep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

AGING; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP SPINDLE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THERMOREGULATION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0032896711     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899908998789     Document Type: Review

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