Photic resetting of the human circadian pacemaker in the absence of conscious vision

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 548-555

  Klerman, E B ^a   Shanahan, T L ^a   Brotman, D J ^a   Rimmer, D W ^a   Emens, J S ^a   Rizzo III, J F ^b   Czeisler, C A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind; Circadian; Human; Melatonin; Phase shift; Photic

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; OSCILLATION; PACEMAKER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PUPIL REFLEX; RETINA GANGLION CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037656048     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730402238237     Document Type: Article

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