High-intensity red light suppresses melatonin

Chronobiology International

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 251-268

  Hanifin, John P ^a   Stewart, Karen T ^b   Smith, Peter ^c   Tanner, Roger ^c   Rollag, Mark ^a   Brainard, George C ^a,d  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Long wavelength light; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Red light

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PINEAL BODY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTONS; PINEAL GLAND;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33646696912     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520500521988     Document Type: Conference Paper

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