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Document ID (ISN)58661
CIS number 92-1721
ISSN - Serial title 0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro
Year 1991
Convention or series no.
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 ProvinceItaly
Subject(s) Lighting, colour and vision
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Lighting and colour