Can tryptophan supplement intake at breakfast enhance melatonin secretion at night?

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Nagashima, Shunsuke ^a,b   Yamashita, Makoto ^a   Tojo, Chiaki ^a   Kondo, Masayuki ^c   Morita, Takeshi ^d   Wakamura, Tomoko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c SEKISUI HOUSE LTD   (Japan)

^d FUKUOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breakfast; Bright light exposure; Dim light melatonin onset; Melatonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; MELATONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MEAL; SALIVA; SECRETION (PROCESS); URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAKFAST; CREATININE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; SALIVA; TRYPTOPHAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021859290     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40101-017-0135-9     Document Type: Article

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