Actigraphic sleep-wake patterns and urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Chronobiology International

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 513-524

  Luboshitzky, R ^a   Shen Orr, Z ^a   Tzischichinsky, O ^a   Maldonado, M ^a   Herer, P ^a   Lavie, P ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Sleep; Sulfatoxymelatonin

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; AMYLOID; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; MELATONIN; SCAVENGER;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034918570     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-100103973     Document Type: Article

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