Effects of light on human melatonin production and the human circadian system.
Bright artificial light appears to have similar effects in humans as in other species. Bright light may therefore be used as a clinical research tool and as a therapeutic modality for treating certain biological rhythm disorders. Melatonin production appears to be a particularly useful "biological marker" for the human endogenous circadian pacemaker and the effects of light.
D000818:Animals; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood; D001766:Blindness / Q000097:blood; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008550:Melatonin / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats; D012621:Seasons
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