A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of the effectiveness of thyroxine and triiodothyronine and short-term exposure to bright light in prevention of decrements in cognitive performance and mood during prolonged Antarctic residence

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 543-550

  Palinkas, Lawrence A ^a   Reedy, Kathleen R ^b   Shepanek, Marc ^c   Reeves, Dennis ^d   Samuel Case, H ^e   Van Do, Nhan ^f   Lester Reed, H ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^d Clinvest   (United States)

^e MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)   (United States)

^g Multicare Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LIOTHYRONINE; PLACEBO; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ANGER; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT METRIC - ISOLATED AND CONFINED ENVIRONMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RED LIGHT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TASK PERFORMANCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHITE LIGHT; WINTER;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTOTHERAPY; SEASONS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 77749283136     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03669.x     Document Type: Article

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