The effects of prior light history on the suppression of melatonin by light in humans

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 198-203

  Hébert, Marc ^a,b   Martin, Stacia K ^a,c   Lee, Clara ^a   Eastman, Charmane I ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Roger Williams Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Human; Light; Light sensitivity; Melatonin; Melatonin suppression

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN;

EID: 0036830429     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2002.01885.x     Document Type: Article

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