Melatonin and cortisol profiles in late midlife and their association with age-related changes in cognition

Nature and Science of Sleep

Volumn 8, Issue , 2016, Pages 47-53

  Waller, Katja Linda ^a,b   Mortensen, Erik Lykke ^a,b   Avlund, Kirsten ^a,b   Osler, Merete ^a,c   Fagerlund, Birgitte ^d   Lauritzen, Martin ^b,c   Gammeltoft, Steen ^c   Jennum, Poul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d Lundbeck Foundation Center for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research (CNSR) Psychiatric Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diurnal variation; Middle aged males; Minimal cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979517747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S75946     Document Type: Article

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