A generalized theory of carcinogenesis due to chronodisruption

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 815-821

  Erren, Thomas C ^a,b   Reiter, Russel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Blindness; Cancer; Chronodisruption; Light; Melatonin; Shift work; Sleep; Theory; Transmeridian flight

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

BLINDNESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CHRONODISRUPTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLORECTAL CANCER; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; LATITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; PREDICTION; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER;

EID: 59849088009     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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