Altered circadian rhythm: Possible trigger of familial Mediterranean fever attacks

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 630-631

  Makay, Balahan ^a   Ünsal, Erbil ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; MELATONIN;

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; JET LAG; LETTER; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIPID DIET; MENSTRUATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER;

CHRONOBIOLOGY DISORDERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMANS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL;

EID: 69249208423     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.06.019     Document Type: Letter

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