Light and diurnal cycle affect autonomic cardiac balance in human; possible role for the biological clock

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 44-48

  Scheer, Frank A J L ^a,c   Van Doornen, Lorenz J P ^b,d   Buijs, Ruud M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Circadian rhythm; De masking; Heart; Illumination; Light; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT; LIGHT INTENSITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REST; SUPINE POSITION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS TONE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0842282115     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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