Exogenous melatonin fails to counteract the light-induced phase delay of human melatonin rhythm

Brain Research

Volumn 710, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 125-130

  Hätönen, Taina ^a   Alila, Aino ^b   Laakso, Maija Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronobiology; Circadian rhythm; Light; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0343267788     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01397-0     Document Type: Article

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