Circadian variation of sleep during the follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle

Sleep

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 647-656

  Shechter, Ari ^a   Varin, France ^b   Boivin, Diane B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Core body temperature; Melatonin; Menstrual cycle; Sleep; Ultra rapid sleep wake cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORE TEMPERATURE; ESTROGEN URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE URINE LEVEL; REM SLEEP; SALIVA LEVEL; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 77951743522     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/33.5.647     Document Type: Article

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