Adjustment of the human melatonin and cortisol rhythms to shortening of the natural summer photoperiod |
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Authors: | Dana Vondra
ov-Jelínkov Ivan Hjek Helena Illnerov |
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Institution: | Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Víde
ská 1083, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic |
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Abstract: | Fifteen human subjects were exposed to natural outdoor summer light from 0415 h until 2000 h for 4 days and then from 0800 h until 1600 h for another 4 days. Following shortening of the natural summer photoperiod, times of the morning salivary melatonin decline and cortisol rise did not change whereas the time of the evening melatonin rise phase advanced by about 1.5 h within 1 day and further did not change significantly. Consequently, the melatonin signal duration extended markedly within 1 day. The data show that the compressed melatonin rhythm waveform in humans experiencing a long natural summer photoperiod from sunrise until sunset may change rapidly following a shortening of the photoperiod. |
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Keywords: | Circadian rhythm Entrainment Photoperiod Melatonin Cortisol Human |
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