When the circadian clock becomes a ticking time bomb

Chronobiology International

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1286-1287

  Reiter, Russel J ^a   Tan, Dun Xian ^a   Madrid, Jose Antonio ^b   Erren, Thomas C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASES; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

CHRONOBIOLOGY DISORDERS; CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; DISEASE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; RISK FACTORS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 84867326505     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2012.719969     Document Type: Letter

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