Acute effects of bright light exposure on cortisol levels

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 208-216

  Jung, Christopher M ^a   Khalsa, Sat Bir S ^b   Scheer, Frank A J L ^b   Cajochen, Christian ^c   Lockley, Steven W ^b   Czeisler, Charles A ^b   Wright Jr , Kenneth P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Biological clock; Circadian phase; Circadian rhythm; Diurnal

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD;

EID: 77952656954     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730410368413     Document Type: Article

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