Melatonin and Sleep-Wake Rhythms before and after Ocular Lens Replacement in Elderly Humans

Light of short wavelengths has been shown to play a key role in non-image forming responses. Due to aging, the ocular lens becomes more yellow reducing the transmission of short wavelengths in the elderly. In the present study, we make use of cataract surgery to investigate the effects of a relative...

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Principais autores:	Marina Giménez, Domien Beersma, Serge Daan, Bert van der Pol, Martijn Kanis, Dick van Norren, Marijke Gordijn
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:	Biology
Assuntos:	aging ocular lens cataract surgery sleep-wake rhythms melatonin rhythms humans
Acceso en liña:	http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/5/1/12
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