Alterations with aging of the endocrine and neuroendocrine circadian system in humans

Chronobiology International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 369-390

  Touitou, Yvan ^a   Haus, Erhard ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

AGED; AGING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALCITONIN; CATECHOLAMINES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROLYTES; FEMALE; GONADS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PINEAL GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROLACTIN; SLEEP DISORDERS; THYROID GLAND; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0034096893     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-100101052     Document Type: Review

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