The thermophysiological cascade leading to sleep initiation in relation to phase of entrainment

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 439-451

  Kräuchi, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Heat loss; Heat production; Phase of entrainment; Sleep induction; Sleep onset insomnia; Temperature regulation; Vasospastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HEAT LOSS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; REVIEW; SKIN; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP INDUCTION; SOMNOLENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOREGULATION; VASODILATATION;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; VASODILATION;

EID: 36048930380     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2007.07.001     Document Type: Review

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