Progressive decrease of melatonin production over consecutive days of simulated night work

Chronobiology International

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1231-1238

  Dumont, Marie ^a,b   Paquet, Jean ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

6 sulfatoxymelatonin; Cancer; Circadian disruption; Light at night; Melatonin suppression; Night shift work; Oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

6-SULFATOXYMELATONIN; MELATONIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; URINE; WORK SCHEDULE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911947034     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2014.957304     Document Type: Conference Paper

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