Light exposure at night, sleep duration and sex hormone levels in pregnant japanese women

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 393-398

  Wada, Keiko ^a   Nagata, Chisato ^a   Nakamura, Kozue ^a   Iwasa, Shinichi ^b   Shiraki, Makoto ^b   Shimizu, Hiroyuki ^a,c  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Iwasa Maternity   (Japan)

^c Sakihai Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Estradiol; Night lighting; Sleep; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INDICATOR; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; JAPAN; JAPANESE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REM SLEEP; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SLEEP TIME; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP; TERM BIRTH; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861907814     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ11-0325     Document Type: Article

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