The effect of polarized versus nonpolarized light on melatonin regulation in humans

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 766-770

  Brainard, George C ^a   Rollag, Mark D ^b   Hanifin, John P ^a   Van Den Beld, Gerrit ^c   Sanford, Britt ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c PHILIPS LIGHTING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LUMINANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTODYNAMICS; PUPIL REFLEX; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN;

EID: 0034212059     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)071<0766:TEOPVN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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