Endocrine Rhythms, the Sleep-Wake Cycle, and Biological Clocks

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• Personal Author:
  Copinschi G ; Turek FW ; Van Cauter E
• Description:
  The first section of this chapter provides an overview of current concepts and recent advances in our understanding of circadian rhythmicity and sleep-wake regulation, and introduces the general properties, physiologic significance, and medical implications of ultradian rhythmicity. This section concludes with a review of the impact of age on these mechanisms. Methodologic aspects specific to the study of hormonal rhythms in human subjects are described in the second section. The third section summarizes the present state of knowledge on circadian and ultradian endocrine rhythms in health and disease for the major endocrine axes. Conditions of altered or abnormal circadian and/or sleep regulation that have implications for the temporal organization of hormonal release are presented in the last section. Because of limitations on length and the scope of this chapter, this review is limited to findings in adults. A detailed presentation on the physiology and clinical applications of melatonin serves as the topic of a separate chapter in this volume. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Circadian Rhythm Energy Metabolism Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Biological Rhythms Central Nervous System Circadian Rhythms Endocrine System Hormone Activity Metabolic Effects Physiological Effects Sleep Disorders
• ISBN:
  9781416055839
• Publisher:
  Saunders/Elsevier
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  199-229
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052928
• Citation:
  Endocrinology: adult and pediatric, 6th edition. Jameson LJ, De Groot L, eds. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier, 2010 May; :199-229
• Editor(s):
  Jameson LJ; De Groot L
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Endocrinology: adult and pediatric, 6th edition
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215832/cdc_215832_DS1.pdf
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