Entrainment of the human circadian system by light

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 326-338

  Duffy, Jeanne F ^a   Wright Jr , Kenneth P ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Entrainment; Human; Light; Period; Photic entrainment

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; HUMAN; LIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WAKEFULNESS;

NASA DISCIPLINE SPACE HUMAN FACTORS; NON-NASA CENTER;

BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIGHTING; PERIODICITY;

EID: 22544441864     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730405277983     Document Type: Review

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