Effects of menstrual cycle phase and oral contraceptives on alertness, cognitive performance, and circadian rhythms during sleep deprivation

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-194

  Wright Jr , Kenneth P ^a   Badia, Pietro ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological rhythms; Gender; Progesterone; Reproductive hormones; Sleepiness; Sustained operations

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

NASA DISCIPLINE REGULATORY PHYSIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0033199549     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(99)00042-X     Document Type: Article

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