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Relationship between psychosomatic complaints and circadian rhythm irregularity assessed by salivary levels of melatonin and growth hormone Cover

Relationship between psychosomatic complaints and circadian rhythm irregularity assessed by salivary levels of melatonin and growth hormone

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|Sep 2011

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Figure 1

Daily rhythms of melatonin and growth hormone secretion in the regular circadian rhythm (RCR, n = 8) group and irregular circadian rhythm (ICR, n = 7) group. RCR group: there is a peak in melatonin and growth hormone secretion at 04:00 h. ICR group: there is no peak in melatonin and growth hormone secretion at 04:00 h. The vertical lines indicate standard errors of the means (SEM).

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Figure 2

Morning and evening psychosomatic condition scores in the regular circadian rhythm (RCR) and irregular circadian rhythm (ICR) groups. The scores shown are means and SEM. Each scale ranges from 1 to 4, with a higher score indicating a greater degree of the psychosomatic symptom (No, Somewhat No, Somewhat Yes, Yes). (A) 8:00 AM; (B) 8:00 PM.

Language: English
Published on: Sep 14, 2011
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2011 Mitsuo Nagane, Rie Suge, Shu-Ichi Watanabe, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.