Extraocular light exposure does not suppress plasma melatonin in humans

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3369-3372

  Lockley, Steven W ^a   Skene, Debra J ^a   Thapan, Kavita ^a   English, Judie ^a   Ribeiro, David ^a   Haimov, Iris ^a   Hampton, Shelagh ^a   Middleton, Benita ^a   Von Schantz, Malcolm ^a   Arendt, Josephine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 7844246155     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.9.5244     Document Type: Article

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