Effects of infrared radiation on the diurnal rhythms of melatonin, rectal temperature and heart rate

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Griefahn, Barbara ^a   Könemund, Christa ^a   Blaszkewicz, Meinolf ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bright light; Circadian rhythm; Heart rate; Infrared radiation; Melatonin; Rectal temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947496736     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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