Challenging the sleep homeostat does not influence the thermoregulatory system in men: Evidence from a nap vs. sleep-deprivation study

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 290, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Kräuchi, Kurt ^a   Knoblauch, Vera ^a   Wirz Justice, Anna ^a   Cajochen, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Electroencephalogram slow wave activity; Skin and core body temperature

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; SOMNOLENCE; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; WAKEFULNESS;

BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 33646491302     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00381.2005     Document Type: Article

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