High sensitivity of the human circadian melatonin rhythm to resetting by short wavelength light

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 4502-4505

  Lockley, Steven W ^a,b   Brainard, George C ^c   Czeisler, Charles A ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTON; PHOTOPIC VISION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; SALIVA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0141675944     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030570     Document Type: Article

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