Daytime melatonin and temazepam in young adult humans: Equivalent effects on sleep latency and body temperatures

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 514, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 905-914

  Gilbert, Saul S ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Cameron J ^a   Dawson, Drew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SLEEP; THERMOREGULATION; FOOT TEMPERATURE; SLEEP TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP; TEMAZEPAM;

EID: 0033082096     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.905ad.x     Document Type: Article

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