Jet lag: Minimizing it's effects with critically timed bright light and melatonin administration

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 463-466

  Parry, Barbara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BRAIN; BRIGHTNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; JET LAG; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOOD; NIGHT; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; SOPOR; SYMPTOM; TIME; TRAVEL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AIRCRAFT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; JET LAG SYNDROME; LIGHT; MELATONIN; PHOTOTHERAPY; TRAVEL;

EID: 0036755069     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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