Melatonin and sex hormones among rotating shift nurses
Background: In 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified shift-work involving circadian disruption as a “probable carcinogen.” One proposed pathway for this relationship involves nighttime light exposure and subsequent decreases in melatonin production. It is postulated that m...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Other Authors: | |
Language: | en en |
Published: |
2010
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6044 |