Transition from dim to bright light in the morning induces an immediate elevation of cortisol levels

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 151-157

  Leproult, Rachel ^a,b   Colecchia, Egidio F ^a   L'Hermite Balériaux, Mireille ^b   Van Cauter, Eve ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GLUCOSE INFUSION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ADULT; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; THYROTROPIN; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0035142214     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.86.1.151     Document Type: Article

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