Thermoregulatory effect in humans of suppressed endogenous melatonin by pre-sleep bright-light exposure in a cold environment

Chronobiology International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 782-806

  Ishibashi, Keita ^a   Arikura, Satoshi ^b   Kozaki, Tomoaki ^c   Higuchi, Shigekazu ^a   Yasukouchi, Akira ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distal and proximal skin temperature; Heart rate variability; Rectal temperature; Salivary melatonin; Thermal radiation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; THERMOREGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIGHTING; MALE; MELATONIN; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953850032     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420521003794069     Document Type: Article

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