Two circadian rhythms in the human electroencephalogram during wakefulness

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 6 46-6, 1999, Pages

  Aeschbach, Daniel ^a   Matthews, Jeffery R ^a   Postolache, Teodor T ^a   Jackson, Michael A ^a   Giesen, Holly A ^a   Wehr, Thomas A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alertness; Body temperature; Evening wake maintenance; Homeostatic process; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THETA RHYTHM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0033373077     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.6.r1771     Document Type: Article

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