Use of melatonin in recovery from jet-lag following an eastward flight across 10 time-zones

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1501-1513

  Thomas, Reilly ^a   Jim, Waterhouse ^a   Ben, Edwards ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body clock; Body temperature; Circadian rhythm; Eastward travel; Grip strength

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MELATONIN;

APPETITE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; JET LAG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; VERTIGO; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; JET LAG SYNDROME; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MELATONIN;

EID: 0033792846     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300750003934     Document Type: Article

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