Phase advancing human circadian rhythms with morning bright light, afternoon melatonin, and gradually shifted sleep: CAN we reduce morning bright-light duration?

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 288-297

  Crowley, Stephanie J ^a   Eastman, Charmane I ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bright light; Circadian misalignment; Circadian rhythms; DLMO; Jet lag; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLUMBIA JET LAG SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHASE ADVANCE HUMAN CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER ASSESSMENT; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; STANFORD SLEEPINESS SCALE; YOUNG ADULT; ACTIMETRY; DRUG EFFECTS; LIGHT; RADIATION RESPONSE; SLEEP; TIME;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84923306456     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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