Seasonal variations of melatonin secretion in young females under natural and artificial light conditions in Fukuoka, Japan

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-215

  Ueno Towatari, Tomoko ^a   Norimatsu, Kyoko ^a   Blazejczyk, Krzysztof ^b,c   Tokura, Hiromi ^d   Morita, Takeshi ^a  

^a FUKUOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAZIMIERZ WIELKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION   (Poland)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Light condition; Melatonin; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SEASON; SECRETION;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIGHT; MELATONIN; SALIVA; SEASONS;

EID: 34248579893     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.26.209     Document Type: Article

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