No evidence for a phase delay in human circadian rhythms after a single morning melatonin administration

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-5

  Wirz Justice, Anna ^a   Werth, Esther ^a   Renz, Claudia ^a   Müller, Simon ^a   Kräuchi, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Human circadian rhythms; Morning melatonin; Phase delay

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN;

EID: 0036164050     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079x.2002.10808.x     Document Type: Article

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