Cardiovascular control by the biological clock

Authors	F.A.J.L. Scheer
Supervisors	R.M. Buijs
Award date	30-01-2002
ISBN	9064640858 9789064640858
Number of pages	191
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage Table of Contents Part I INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 The ins and outs of the clock Part II RAT STUDIES CHAPTER 2 Physiological and anatomic evidence for regulation of the heart by the suprachiasmatic nucleus in rats CHAPTER 3 Light and biological clock interact in the regulation of body temperature Part III HUMAN STUDIES CHAPTER 4 Light and diurnal cycle affect human heart rate: possible role for the circadian pacemaker CHAPTER 5 Light and diurnal cycle affect autonomic cardiac balance in human CHAPTER 6 Light affects morning salivary cortisol in humans CHAPTER 7 Human basal cortisol levels are increased in hospital compared to home setting CHAPTER 8 Daily nighttime melatonin reduces blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension Part IV GENERAL DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 9 General Discussion REFERENCES SUMMARY SAMENVATTING CURRICULUM VITAE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS DANKWOORD LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS STELLINGEN Cover
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