Light and diurnal cycle affect human heart rate: Possible role for the circadian pacemaker

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 202-212

  Scheer, Frank A J L ^a   Van Doornen, Lorenz J P ^b   Buijs, Ruud M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Circadian rhythm; Constant routine; Endogenous; Hypertension; Illumination; Masking; SCN

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033153650     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873099129000614     Document Type: Article

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