Document ID (ISN) | 58661 |
CIS number |
92-1721 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
Year |
1991 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Piccoli B., Parazzoli S., Zaniboni A., Demartini G., Fraschini F. |
Title |
Non-visual effects of light mediated via the optical route - A survey of the literature and implications for occupational medicine |
Original title |
Effetti extravisivi della luce mediati dalle vie ottiche - Rassegna della letteratura e implicazioni per la medicina del lavoro [in Italian] |
Bibliographic information |
May-June 1991, Vol.82, No.3, p.213-232. Illus. 113 ref. |
Abstract |
Literature survey on the non-visual effects of prolonged exposure to artificial light, particularly in young people. The role of melatonin, excreted at particular phases of the circadian rhythm, is explored in relation to endocrine functions, psychiatric illness, stress, carcinogenesis and the immune system. |
Descriptors (primary) |
artificial lighting; endocrine effects; circadian rhythm |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; lighting; carcinogenic effects; mental stress; immunogenic factors; mental health |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Italy |
Subject(s) |
Lighting, colour and vision
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Lighting and colour
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