Gradual changes in environmental light intensity and entrainment of circadian rhythms

Brain and Development

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 61-64

  Usui, Setsuo ^a  

^a Tokyo Metropol Inst N   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Entrainment; Light intensity; Twilight; Zeitgeber

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LIGHT ADAPTATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; TRAINING;

EID: 0033839035     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0387-7604(00)00146-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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