Sex differences in phase angle of entrainment and melatonin amplitude in humans

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 288-296

  Cain, Sean W ^a,b   Dennison, Christopher F ^a   Zeitzer, Jamie M ^a,b,c,d   Guzik, Aaron M ^a   Khalsa, Sat Bir S ^a   Santhi, Nayantara ^a,b,e   Schoen, Martin W ^a,b   Czeisler, Charles A ^a,b   Duffy, Jeanne F ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

circadian phase; core body temperature; entrainment; gender differences; melatonin; sleep wake cycle

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP;

EID: 77955285177     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730410374943     Document Type: Article

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