Older poor-sleeping women display a smaller evening increase in melatonin secretion and lower values of melatonin and core body temperature than good sleepers

Chronobiology International

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 681-689

  Olbrich, Denise ^a   Dittmar, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Core body temperature; Dim light melatonin onset; Elderly; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 80052979530     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2011.599904     Document Type: Article

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