Relationship of endogenous circadian melatonin and temperature rhythms to self-reported preference for morning or evening activity in young and older people

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 141-150

  Duffy, Jeanne F ^a,b   Dijk, Derk Jan ^a   Hall, Edward F ^a   Czeisler, Charles A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Circadian rhythms; Constant routine; Eveningness; Morningness

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NASA DISCIPLINE REGULATORY PHYSIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP;

NASA DISCIPLINE REGULATORY PHYSIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP;

EID: 0033093705     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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