Predominance of distal skin temperature changes at sleep onset across menstrual and circadian phases

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-270

  Shechter, Ari ^a,b   Boudreau, Philippe ^a,b   Varin, France ^c   Boivin, Diane B ^a,b,d  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Centre for Study and Treatment of Circadian Rhythms   (Canada)

Author keywords

circadian rhythms; core body temperature; melatonin; menstrual cycle; skin temperature; sleep; temperature gradient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SLEEP;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957948235     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730411404677     Document Type: Article

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