Daily illumination exposure and melatonin: influence of ophthalmic dysfunction and sleep duration
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Daily illumination exposure and melatonin: influence of ophthalmic dysfunction and sleep duration
BACKGROUND Ocular pathology lessens light's efficacy to maintain optimal circadian entrainment. We examined whether ophthalmic dysfunction explains unique variance in melatonin excretion of older adults over and above the variance explained by daily illumination, medical, and sociodemographic factors. We also examined whether ophthalmic dysfunction influences relationships between ambient illum...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Circadian Rhythms
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1740-3391
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-3-13