Science 12 December 1980: Vol. 210. no. 4475, pp. 1267 - 1269 DOI: 10.1126/science.7434030

Prev | Table of Contents | Next

Articles

Seasonal affective disorder: Lighting research and Environmental psychology.

G. Tonello (2008)
Lighting Research and Technology 40, 103-110
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

A three pulse phase response curve to three milligrams of melatonin in humans.

H. J. Burgess, V. L. Revell, and C. I. Eastman (2008)
J. Physiol. 586, 639-647
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Nocturnal melatonin plasma levels in patients with OSAS: the effect of CPAP.

C. Hernandez, J. Abreu, P. Abreu, A. Castro, and A. Jimenez (2007)
Eur. Respir. J. 30, 496-500
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Modulation of locomotor activity in larval zebrafish during light adaptation.

H. A. Burgess and M. Granato (2007)
J. Exp. Biol. 210, 2526-2539
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Influence of eye colors of Caucasians and Asians on suppression of melatonin secretion by light.

S. Higuchi, Y. Motohashi, K. Ishibashi, and T. Maeda (2007)
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 292, R2352-R2356
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Entrainment of the human circadian pacemaker to longer-than-24-h days.

C. Gronfier, K. P. Wright Jr., R. E. Kronauer, and C. A. Czeisler (2007)
PNAS 104, 9081-9086
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Repeated exposures to daytime bright light increase nocturnal melatonin rise and maintain circadian phase in young subjects under fixed sleep schedule.

N. N. Takasu, S. Hashimoto, Y. Yamanaka, Y. Tanahashi, A. Yamazaki, S. Honma, and K.-i. Honma (2006)
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 291, R1799-R1807
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Shift Work, Light at Night, and Breast Cancer on Long Island, New York.

E. S. O'Leary, E. R. Schoenfeld, R. G. Stevens, G. C. Kabat, K. Henderson, R. Grimson, M. D. Gammon, M. C. Leske, and for the Electromagnetic Fields and Breast Cancer o (2006)
Am. J. Epidemiol. 164, 358-366
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

A prospective study on habitual duration of sleep and incidence of breast cancer in a large cohort of women..

S. P. Pinheiro, E. S. Schernhammer, S. S. Tworoger, and K. B. Michels (2006)
Cancer Res. 66, 5521-5525
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

The circadian basis of winter depression.

A. J. Lewy, B. J. Lefler, J. S. Emens, and V. K. Bauer (2006)
PNAS 103, 7414-7419
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Time-of-day-dependent effects of bright light exposure on human psychophysiology: comparison of daytime and nighttime exposure.

M. Ruger, M. C. M. Gordijn, D. G. M. Beersma, B. de Vries, and S. Daan (2006)
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 290, R1413-R1420
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Melatonin: Characteristics, Concerns, and Prospects.

J. Arendt (2005)
J Biol Rhythms 20, 291-303
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Relative Coordination to Unknown "Weak Zeitgebers" in Free-Running Blind Individuals.

J. S. Emens, A. J. Lewy, B. J. Lefler, and R. L. Sack (2005)
J Biol Rhythms 20, 159-167
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Stability of Melatonin and Temperature as Circadian Phase Markers and Their Relation to Sleep Times in Humans.

S. Benloucif, M. J. Guico, K. J. Reid, L. F. Wolfe, M. L'Hermite-Baleriaux, and P. C. Zee (2005)
J Biol Rhythms 20, 178-188
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Adaptation of Human Pineal Melatonin Suppression by Recent Photic History.

K. A. Smith, M. W. Schoen, and C. A. Czeisler (2004)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 89, 3610-3614
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Are Humans Seasonally Photoperiodic?.

F. H. Bronson (2004)
J Biol Rhythms 19, 180-192
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Local Polynomial Regression Modeling of Human Plasma Melatonin Levels.

A. Gamst, T. Wolfson, and B. Parry (2004)
J Biol Rhythms 19, 164-174
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Acute Exposure to Circularly Polarized 50-Hz Magnetic Fields of 200-300 {micro}T Does Not Affect the Pattern of Melatonin Secretion in Young Men.

G. R. Warman, H. Tripp, V. L. Warman, and J. Arendt (2003)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 88, 5668-5673
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Stability of Sleep Timing against the Melatonin Secretion Rhythm with Advancing Age: Clinical Implications.

T. Tozawa, K. Mishima, K. Satoh, M. Echizenya, T. Shimizu, and Y. Hishikawa (2003)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 88, 4689-4695
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Magnetic fields and the melatonin hypothesis: a study of workers chronically exposed to 50-Hz magnetic fields.

Y. Touitou, J. Lambrozo, F. Camus, and H. Charbuy (2003)
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 284, R1529-R1535
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Effects of VDT tasks with a bright display at night on melatonin, core temperature, heart rate, and sleepiness.

S. Higuchi, Y. Motohashi, Y. Liu, M. Ahara, and Y. Kaneko (2003)
J Appl Physiol 94, 1773-1776
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Electromagnetic Fields, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Prostate Cancer Mortality in Electric Utility Workers.

L. E. Charles, D. Loomis, C. M. Shy, B. Newman, R. Millikan, L. A. Nylander-French, and D. Couper (2003)
Am. J. Epidemiol. 157, 683-691
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Melatonin Synthesis Enzymes in Macaca mulatta: Focus on Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.87).

S. L. Coon, E. del Olmo, W. S. Young III, and D. C. Klein (2002)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 87, 4699-4706
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Circadian photobiology: an emerging framework for lighting practice and research.

M. Rea, M. Figueiro, and J. Bullough (2002)
Lighting Research and Technology 34, 177-187
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Perioperative Melatonin Secretion in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

X. Guo, E. Kuzumi, S. C. Charman, and A. Vuylsteke (2002)
Anesth. Analg. 94, 1085-1091
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Melatonin for Treatment and Prevention of Postoperative Delirium.

M. Hanania and E. Kitain (2002)
Anesth. Analg. 94, 338-339
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

A Circadian Signal of Change of Season in Patients With Seasonal Affective Disorder.

T. A. Wehr, W. C. Duncan Jr, L. Sher, D. Aeschbach, P. J. Schwartz, E. H. Turner, T. T. Postolache, and N. E. Rosenthal (2001)
Arch Gen Psychiatry 58, 1108-1114
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Internal Night.

M. Terman (2001)
Arch Gen Psychiatry 58, 1115-1116
 |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Rotating Night Shifts and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women Participating in the Nurses' Health Study.

E. S. Schernhammer, F. Laden, F. E. Speizer, W. C. Willett, D. J. Hunter, I. Kawachi, and G. A. Colditz (2001)
J Natl Cancer Inst 93, 1563-1568
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Effects of bright light and melatonin on sleep propensity, temperature, and cardiac activity at night.

H. J. Burgess, T. Sletten, N. Savic, S. S. Gilbert, and D. Dawson (2001)
J Appl Physiol 91, 1214-1222
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Action Spectrum for Melatonin Regulation in Humans: Evidence for a Novel Circadian Photoreceptor.

G. C. Brainard, J. P. Hanifin, J. M. Greeson, B. Byrne, G. Glickman, E. Gerner, and M. D. Rollag (2001)
J. Neurosci. 21, 6405-6412
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Absence of an Increase in the Duration of the Circadian Melatonin Secretory Episode in Totally Blind Human Subjects.

E. B. Klerman, J. M. Zeitzer, J. F. Duffy, S. B. S. Khalsa, and C. A. Czeisler (2001)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 86, 3166-3170
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Monthly variation in human semen quality in male partners of infertile women in the tropics.

S.-E. Chia, S.-T. A. Lim, L.-M. Ho, and S.-K. Tay (2001)
Hum. Reprod. 16, 277-281
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Diminished Melatonin Secretion in the Elderly Caused by Insufficient Environmental Illumination.

K. Mishima, M. Okawa, T. Shimizu, and Y. Hishikawa (2001)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 86, 129-134
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »

Transition from Dim to Bright Light in the Morning Induces an Immediate Elevation of Cortisol Levels.

R. Leproult, E. F. Colecchia, M. L’Hermite-Balériaux, and E. Van Cauter (2001)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 86, 151-157
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »

The Effect of Short Intermittent Light Exposures on the Melatonin Circadian Rhythm and NMU-Induced Breast Cancer in Female F344/N Rats.

G. S. Travlos, R. E. Wilson, J. A. Murrell, C. F. Chignell, and G. A. Boorman (2001)
Toxicol Pathol 29, 126-136
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Recent Developments in Circadian Photoreception: More Than Meets the Eye.

M. von Schantz, I. Provencio, and R. G. Foster (2000)
Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 41, 1605-1607
 |  Full Text »

Melatonin Suppression by Light in Euthymic Bipolar and Unipolar Patients.

J. I. Nurnberger Jr, S. Adkins, D. K. Lahiri, A. Mayeda, K. Hu, A. Lewy, A. Miller, E. S. Bowman, M. J. Miller, N. L. Rau, et al. (2000)
Arch Gen Psychiatry 57, 572-579
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Acute effects of light on body temperature and activity in Syrian hamsters: influence of circadian phase.

X. Song and B. Rusak (2000)
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 278, R1369-R1380
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Decreased melatonin synthesis in patients with coronary artery disease.

A. Sakotnik, P.M. Liebmann, K. Stoschitzky, P. Lercher, K. Schauenstein, W. Klein, and B. Eber (1999)
Eur. Heart J. 20, 1314-1317
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Light-induced uncoupling of multioscillatory circadian system in a diurnal rodent, Asian chipmunk.

S. Honma and K.-I. Honma (1999)
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 276, R1390-R1396
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Decreased Melatonin Levels in Postmortem Cerebrospinal Fluid in Relation to Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, and Apolipoprotein E-{epsilon}4/4 Genotype.

R.-Y. Liu, J.-N. Zhou, J. van Heerikhuize, M. A. Hofman, and D. F. Swaab (1999)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 84, 323-327
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »

Amplified Amplitudes of Circadian Rhythms and Nighttime Hypotension in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Improvement by Inopamil But Not by Melatonin.

L. van de Luit, J. van der Meulen, T. J. M. Cleophas, and A. H. Zwinderman (1998)
Angiology 49, 903-908
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Morning vs Evening Light Treatment of Patients With Winter Depression.

A. J. Lewy, V. K. Bauer, N. L. Cutler, R. L. Sack, S. Ahmed, K. H. Thomas, M. L. Blood, and J. M. L. Jackson (1998)
Arch Gen Psychiatry 55, 890-896
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Serotonin 1A Receptors, Melatonin, and the Proportional Control Thermostat in Patients With Winter Depression.

P. J. Schwartz, N. E. Rosenthal, and T. A. Wehr (1998)
Arch Gen Psychiatry 55, 897-903
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Melatonin Production: Proteasomal Proteolysis in Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase Regulation.

J. A. Gastel, P. H. Roseboom, P. A. Rinaldi, J. L. Weller, and D. C. Klein (1998)
Science 279, 1358-1360
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »

Melatonin for jet lag?.

(1998)
DTB 36, 15-16
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Is Perception of Light Useful to the Blind Patient?.

R. D. Ross (1998)
Arch Ophthalmol 116, 236-238
 |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Melatonin and Seasonal Rhythms.

T. A. Wehr (1997)
J Biol Rhythms 12, 518-527
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Photic Regulation of Melatonin in Humans: Ocular and Neural Signal Transduction.

G. C. Brainard, M. D. Rollag, and J. P. Hanifin (1997)
J Biol Rhythms 12, 537-546
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Exogenous Melatonin's Phase-Shifting Effects on the Endogenous Melatonin Profile in Sighted Humans: A Brief Review and Critique of the Literature.

A. J. Lewy and R. L. Sack (1997)
J Biol Rhythms 12, 588-594
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Persistent T lymphocyte rhythms despite suppressed circadian clock outputs in rats.

P. Depres-Brummer, P. Bourin, N. Pages, G. Metzger, and F. Levi (1997)
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 273, R1891-R1899
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Relationship between Melatonin Rhythms and Visual Loss in the Blind.

S. W. Lockley, D. J. Skene, J. Arendt, H. Tabandeh, A. C. Bird, and R. Defrance (1997)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 82, 3763-3770
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Relationship between Napping and Melatonin in the Blind.

S. W. Lockley, D. J. Skene, H. Tabandeh, A. C. Bird, R. Defrance, and J. Arendt (1997)
J Biol Rhythms 12, 16-25
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Melatonin in Humans.

A. Brzezinski (1997)
N. Engl. J. Med. 336, 186-195
 |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Newborn primate infants are entrained by low intensity lighting.

S. A. Rivkees, P. L. Hofman, and J. Fortman (1997)
PNAS 94, 292-297
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Humoral Phototransduction: Blood Is a Messenger.

D. A. Oren (1996)
Neuroscientist 2, 207-210
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Light Treatment for Sleep Disorders: Consensus Report: I. Chronology of Seminal Studies in Humans.

S. S. Campbell, C. I. Eastman, M. Terman, A. J. Lewy, Z. Boulos, and D.-J. Dijk (1995)
J Biol Rhythms 10, 105-109
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Light Treatment for Sleep Disorders: Consensus Report: IV. Sleep Phase and Duration Disturbances.

M. Terman, A. J. Lewy, D.-J. Dijk, Z. Boulos, C. I. Eastman, and S. S. Campbell (1995)
J Biol Rhythms 10, 135-147
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Light Treatment for Sleep Disorders: Consensus Report: VI. Shift Work.

C. I. Eastman, Z. Boulos, M. Terman, S. S. Campbell, D.-J. Dijk, and A. J. Lewy (1995)
J Biol Rhythms 10, 157-164
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Suppression of Melatonin Secretion in Some Blind Patients by Exposure to Bright Light.

C. A. Czeisler, T. L. Shanahan, E. B. Klerman, H. Martens, D. J. Brotman, J. S. Emens, T. Klein, and J. F. Rizzo (1995)
N. Engl. J. Med. 332, 6-11
 |  Abstract »  |  Full Text »  |  PDF »

Sensitivity of the Human Circadian Pacemaker to Moderately Bright Light.

D. B. Boivin, J. F. Duffy, R. E. Kronauer, and C. A. Czeisler (1994)
J Biol Rhythms 9, 315-331
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Influence of Melatonin Treatment on Human Circadian Rhythmicity before and after a Simulated 9-Hr Time Shift.

A. Samel, H.-M. Wegmann, M. Vejvoda, H. Maass, A. Gundel, and M. Schutz (1991)
J Biol Rhythms 6, 235-248
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Bright light induction of strong (type 0) resetting of the human circadian pacemaker.

C. Czeisler, R. Kronauer, J. Allan, J. Duffy, M. Jewett, E. Brown, and J. Ronda (1989)
Science 244, 1328-1333
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Light Effects on Human Circadian Rhythms: A Review of Recent Andechs Experiments.

R. A. Wever (1989)
J Biol Rhythms 4, 49-73
 |  PDF »

Effects of Constant Darkness and Constant Light on Circadian Organization and Reproductive Responses in the Ram.

F. J. P. Ebling, G. A. Lincoln, F. Wollnik, and N. Anderson (1988)
J Biol Rhythms 3, 365-384
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Phototherapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder.

N. E. Rosenthal, D. A. Sack, R. G. Skwerer, F. M. Jacobsen, and T. A. Wehr (1988)
J Biol Rhythms 3, 101-120
 |  PDF »

Winter Depression and the Phase-Shift Hypothesis for Bright Light's Therapeutic Effects: History, Theory, and Experimental Evidence.

A. J. Lewy, R. L. Sack, C. M. Singer, D. M. Whate, and T. M. Hoban (1988)
J Biol Rhythms 3, 121-134
 |  PDF »

Neurobiology of Seasonal Affective Disorder and Phototherapy.

R. G. Skwerer, F. M. Jacobsen, C. C. Duncan, K. A. Kelly, D. A. Sack, L. Tamarkin, P. A. Gaist, S. Kasper, and N. E. Rosenthal (1988)
J Biol Rhythms 3, 135-154
 |  PDF »

Vertebrate Circadian and Photoperiodic Systems: Role of the Pineal Gland and Melatonin.

H. Underwood and B. D. Goldman (1987)
J Biol Rhythms 2, 279-315
 |  PDF »

Antidepressant and circadian phase-shifting effects of light.

A. Lewy, R. Sack, L. Miller, and T. Hoban (1987)
Science 235, 352-354
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

The psychopharmacology of the human pineal.

S.A. Checkley and S.B.G. Park (1987)
J Psychopharmacol 1, 109-125
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Bright light resets the human circadian pacemaker independent of the timing of the sleep-wake cycle.

C. Czeisler, J. Allan, S. Strogatz, J. Ronda, R Sanchez, C. Rios, W. Freitag, G. Richardson, and R. Kronauer (1986)
Science 233, 667-671
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

Melatonin: a coordinating signal for mammalian reproduction?.

L Tamarkin, C. Baird, and O. Almeida (1985)
Science 227, 714-720
 |  Abstract »  |  PDF »

To Advertise   |   Find Products