Circadian rhythms in healthy aging - Effects downstream from the pacemaker

Chronobiology International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 355-368

  Monk, Timothy H ^a,b   Kupfer, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alertness; Human circadian rhythms; Old; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALERTNESS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

NASA DISCIPLINE REGULATORY PHYSIOLOGY; NASA PROGRAM BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND COUNTERMEASURES; NON-NASA CENTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034129905     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-100101051     Document Type: Review

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