Exposure to long summer days affects the human melatonin and cortisol rhythms

Brain Research

Volumn 759, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 166-170

  Vondrašová, Dana ^a   Hájek, Ivan ^a   Illnerová, Helena ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cortisol; Human; Melatonin; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PACEMAKER; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIGHTING; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; SALIVA; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0342618738     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00358-2     Document Type: Article

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