Effect of tart cherry juice (Prunus cerasus) on melatonin levels and enhanced sleep quality

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 909-916

  Howatson, Glyn ^a,b   Bell, Phillip G ^a   Tallent, Jamie ^a   Middleton, Benita ^c   McHugh, Malachy P ^d   Ellis, Jason ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Recovery; Sleep; Tart cherries

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOUR CHERRY; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PRUNUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

PRUNUS CERASUS;

EID: 84870254064     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-011-0263-7     Document Type: Article

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