Melatonin production and light exposure of rotating night workers

Chronobiology International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-210

  Dumont, Marie ^a,b   Lanctt, Valérie ^a   Cadieux Viau, Raphalle ^a   Paquet, Jean ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

6 Sulfatoxymelatonin; Cancer; Circadian disruption; Light exposure; Light at night; Melatonin suppression; Night shiftwork

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; 6-SULFATOXYMELATONIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; LIGHT; NEOPLASM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; URINE; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; LIGHT; MELATONIN; NEOPLASMS; PHOTOPERIOD; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84856863665     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2011.647177     Document Type: Article

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