Responses of the steroid circadian system to alcohol in humans: Importance of the time and duration of intake

Chronobiology International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1025-1034

  Danel, Thierry ^a,b   Vantyghem, Marie Christine ^a   Touitou, Yvan ^b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cortisol; Hormonal circadian system; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYDROCORTISONE; LIVER EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENDER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIVER DISEASE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; STEROID METABOLISM; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33750102776     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520600920742     Document Type: Article

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