NOCTURNAL PLASMA MELATONIN IN HUMANS - EPISODIC PATTERN AND INFLUENCE OF LIGHT

被引：59
作者：
VAUGHAN, GM
BELL, R
DELAPENA, A
机构：
[1] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT MED,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78284
[2] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PSYCHOL,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78284
来源：
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS | 1979年 / 14卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.1016/0304-3940(79)95348-5
中图分类号：
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号：
071006 ;
摘要：
Nocturnal plasma levels of melatonin exhibit an episodic pattern including pulses about 10 min apart, with no apparent relationship to sleep stages. Wakefulness and exposure to light did not produce the rapid fall in melatonin levels reported in other species on exposure to light. © 1979.
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