Light Suppresses Melatonin Secretion in Humans
- 12 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 210 (4475) , 1267-1269
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7434030
Abstract
Bright artificial light suppressed nocturnal secretion of melatonin in six normal human subjects. Room light of less intensity, which is sufficient to suppress melatonin secretion in other mammals, failed to do so in humans. In contrast to the results of previous experiments in which ordinary room light was used, these findings establish that the human response to light is qualitatively similar to that of other mammals.This publication has 32 references indexed in Scilit:
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