Effects of supraphysiological doses of levothyroxine on sleep in healthy subjects: A prospective polysomnography study

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kraemer, Susanne ^a   Danker Hopfe, Heidi ^b   Pilhatsch, Maximilian ^c   Bes, Frederik ^d   Bauer, Michael ^c  

^a not available   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^d Embla Systems   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPERTHYROXINEMIA; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MOOD DISORDER; MORNING DOSAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPEN STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REM SLEEP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP PATTERN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84880595007     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/420580     Document Type: Article

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