Midday exposure to bright light changes the circadian organization of plasma melatonin rhythm in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 89-92

  Hashimoto, Satoko ^a   Kohsaka, Masako ^a   Nakamura, Kouji ^a   Honma, Hiroshi ^a   Honma, Sato ^a   Honma, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

bright light; circadian rhythm; humans; melatonin; multi oscillator; phase shift

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 17444433614     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)13291-2     Document Type: Article

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