The dynamic range of biologic functions and variation of many environmental cues may be declining in the modern age: Implications for diseases and therapeutics

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 173-178

  Yun, Anthony J ^a   Bazar, Kimberly A ^b   Gerber, Anthony ^c   Lee, Patrick Y ^a   Daniel, Stephanie M ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b San Mateo County Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DAY LENGTH; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; LIFESTYLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MELANOGENESIS; MENTAL STRESS; NIGHT; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 18944401678     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.11.013     Document Type: Article

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