Effect of 3 mg melatonin on jet lag syndrome in an 8-h eastward flight

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 377-378

  Takahashi, Toshiharu ^a,e   Sasaki, Mitsuo ^a   Itoh, Hiroshi ^a   Ozone, Motohiro ^a   Yamadera, Wataru ^a   Hayshida, Ken Ichi ^a   Ushijima, Sadanobu ^a   Matsunaga, Naoki ^b   Obuchi, Keita ^c   Sano, Hidetaka ^d  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Medical Services   (Japan)

^c Koshigaya kissin Hospital   (Japan)

^d Midorigaoka Hospital   (Japan)

^e Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bright light; Circadian rhythm; Jet lag syndrome; Melatonin; Re entrainment

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AVIATION; BRIGHTNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; FLIGHT; HUMAN; JET LAG; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; SUNLIGHT;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; JET LAG SYNDROME; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 0033945543     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2000.00722.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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