Controlled patterns of daytime light exposure improve circadian adjustment in simulated night work

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 427-437

  Dumont, Marie ^a,b   Blais, Hélène ^a   Roy, Joanie ^a   Paquet, Jean ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

6 sulfatoxymelatonin; Circadian adjustment; Circadian rhythms; Human; Light exposure; Melatonin; Night work; Phase shifts

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MALE; NIGHT WORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SALIVA; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73049089157     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730409343795     Document Type: Article

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