The benefits of four weeks of melatonin treatment on circadian patterns in resistance-trained athletes

Chronobiology International

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1125-1134

  Leonardo Mendonça, Roberto C ^a,b,c   Martinez Nicolas, Antonio ^d   De Teresa Galván, Carlos ^e,f   Ocaña Wilhelmi, Javier ^a   Rusanova, Iryna ^a,b   Guerra Hernández, Eduardo ^c   Escames, Germaine ^a,b   Acuña Castroviejo, Darío ^a,b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^e Centro Andaluz de Medicina del Deporte   (Spain)

^f Hospital de San Juan de Dios   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activity; Ambulatory circadian monitoring; Circadian rhythms; Melatonin; Sleep; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ATHLETE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; SLEEP; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

ATHLETES; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; SLEEP; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945470950     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2015.1069830     Document Type: Article

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