The effects of low-dose 0.5-mg melatonin on the free-running circadian rhythms of blind subjects

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 420-429

  Hack, Lisa M ^a   Lockley, Steven W ^a   Arendt, Josephine ^a   Skene, Debra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blindness; Circadian rhythms; Cortisol; Melatonin; Napping; Sleep

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; SLEEP;

EID: 0141453184     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730403256796     Document Type: Article

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