Weak evidence of bright light effects on human LH and FSH

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kripke, Daniel F ^a   Elliott, Jeffrey A ^a   Youngstedt, Shawn D ^b   Parry, Barbara L ^a   Hauger, Richard L ^a,c   Rex, Katharine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; GROUPS BY AGE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; REPRODUCTION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 77951970891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17403391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-8-5     Document Type: Article

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