Human melatonin suppression by light: A case for scotopic efficiency

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 299, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 45-48

  Rea, Mark S ^a   Bullough, John D ^a   Figueiro, Mariana G ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Photoreceptive system; Pineal response; Spectral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; NIGHT VISION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA ROD; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONES (RETINA); DARK ADAPTATION; DARKNESS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RODS (RETINA);

EID: 0035895768     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)01512-9     Document Type: Article

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