Light suppresses melatonin secretion in humans

Alfred J. Lewy; Thomas A. Wehr; Frederick K. Goodwin; David A. Newsome; S. P. Markey

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Light suppresses melatonin secretion in humans

Alfred J. Lewy, Thomas A. Wehr, Frederick K. Goodwin, David A. Newsome, S. P. Markey

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Bright artificial light suppressed nocturnal secretion of melatonin in six normal human subjects. Room light of less intensity, which is sufficient to suppress melatonin secretion in other mammals, failed to do so in humans. In contrast to the results of previous experiments in which ordinary room light was used, these findings establish that the human response to light is qualitatively similar to that of other mammals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1267-1269
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	210
Issue number	4475
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7434030
State	Published - 1980
Externally published	Yes

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