Adaptation of human pineal melatonin suppression by recent photic history

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3610-3614

  Smith, Kurt A ^a   Schoen, Martin W ^a   Czeisler, Charles A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PACEMAKER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LIGHT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MELATONIN; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHOTORECEPTORS; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 3242712893     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-032100     Document Type: Article

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