The Cochrane column. Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag.
Background: jet lag commonly affects air travelers who cross several time zones. It results from the body's internal rhythms being out of step with the day-night cycle at the destination. Melatonin is a pineal hormone that plays a central part in regulating bodily rhythms and has been used as a drug...
| Published in: | Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 74 - 79 |
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| Format: | equations & formulas review tables/charts Journal Article |
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InnoVisions Professional Media
Mar/Apr2004
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