Preliminary evidence for a change in spectral sensitivity of the circadian system at night

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Figueiro, Mariana G ^a   Bullough, John D ^a   Parsons, Robert H ^a   Rea, Mark S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRIS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUPIL REFLEX; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 29244434095     PISSN: 17403391     EISSN: 17403391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-3-14     Document Type: Article

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