Modeling the influence of nighttime light on melatonin suppression in humans: Milestones and perspectives

This review presents the main metrics developed so far to correlate physical properties of light and its effects on melatonin suppression. Melatonin is a hormone secreted at night and its production is suppressed by exposure to light. In this context, the negative effects of lighting at night and hi...

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Main Authors: Lucia Helena Souza de Toledo, Maria Nathália Moraes, Maristela de Oliveira Poletini, José Cipolla Neto, Jerome Baron, Theo Mota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666469023000404