Shift type and season affect adaptation of the 6-sulphatoxymelatonin rhythm in offshore oil rig workers

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 252, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-182

  Barnes, R G ^a   Forbes, M J ^b   Arendt, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical Microbiology Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6 Sulphatoxymelatonin; Circadian rhythm; Melatonin; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

6 SULPHATOXYMELATONIN; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIGHT EXPOSURE; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PETROLEUM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONS; SLEEP; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 19244373969     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00585-0     Document Type: Article

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