Charles A. Czeisler and Fred W. Turek

Editors' Introduction: Melatonin
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 485-486. [PDF] [Request Permission]  

Vincent M. Cassone and Arjun K. Natesan

Time and Time Again: The Phylogeny of Melatonin as a Transducer of Biological Time
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 489-497. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Fred C. Davis

Melatonin: Role in Development
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 498-508. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Angelo Cagnacci, Kurt Kräuchi, Anna Wirz-Justice, and Annibale Volpe

Homeostatic versus Circadian Effects of Melatonin on Core Body Temperature in Humans
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 509-517. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Thomas A. Wehr

Melatonin and Seasonal Rhythms
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 518-527. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Steven M. Reppert

Melatonin Receptors: Molecular Biology of a New Family of G Protein-Coupled Receptors
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 528-531. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Michael Menaker

Commentary: What Does Melatonin Do and How Does It Do It?
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 532-534. [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

George C. Brainard, Mark D. Rollag, and John P. Hanifin

Photic Regulation of Melatonin in Humans: Ocular and Neural Signal Transduction
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 537-546. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Helena Illnerová and Alena Sumová

Photic Entrainment of the Mammalian Rhythm in Melatonin Production
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 547-555. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Theresa L. Shanahan, Jamie M. Zeitzer, and Charles A. Czeisler

Resetting the Melatonin Rhythm with Light in Humans
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 556-567. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Orfeu M. Buxton, Mireille L'Hermite-Balériaux, Ulrich Hirschfeld, and Eve Van Cauter

Acute and Delayed Effects of Exercise on Human Melatonin Secretion
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 568-574. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Patricia L. Lakin-Thomas

Commentary: Effects of Photic and Nonphotic Stimuli on Melatonin Secretion
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 575-578. [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Jennifer R. Redman

Circadian Entrainment and Phase Shifting in Mammals with Melatonin
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 581-587. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Alfred J. Lewy and Robert L. Sack

Exogenous Melatonin's Phase-Shifting Effects on the Endogenous Melatonin Profile in Sighted Humans: A Brief Review and Critique of the Literature
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 588-594. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Robert L. Sack and Alfred J. Lewy

Melatonin as a Chronobiotic: Treatment of Circadian Desynchrony in Night Workers and the Blind
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 595-603. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Josephine Arendt, Debra J. Skene, Benita Middleton, Steven W. Lockley, and Stephen Deacon

Efficacy of Melatonin Treatment in Jet Lag, Shift Work, and Blindness
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 604-617. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Charles A. Czeisler

Commentary: Evidence for Melatonin as a Circadian Phase-Shifting Agent
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 618-623. [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Derk-Jan Dijk and Christian Cajochen

Melatonin and the Circadian Regulation of Sleep Initiation, Consolidation, Structure, and the Sleep EEG
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 627-635. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Christian Cajochen, Kurt Kräuchi, and Anna Wirz-Justice

The Acute Soporific Action of Daytime Melatonin Administration: Effects on the EEG during Wakefulness and Subjective Alertness
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 636-643. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Irina V Zhdanova and Richard J. Wurtman

Efficacy of Melatonin as a Sleep-Promoting Agent
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 644-650. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Wallace B. Mendelson

Efficacy of Melatonin as a Hypnotic Agent
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 651-656. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Peretz Lavie

Melatonin: Role in Gating Nocturnal Rise in Sleep Propensity
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 657-665. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Thomas Roth and Gary Richardson

Commentary: Is Melatonin Administration an Effective Hypnotic?
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 666-669. [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Josephine Arendt

Safety of Melatonin in Long-Term Use(?)
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 673-681. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

David R. Weaver

Reproductive Safety of Melatonin: A "Wonder Drug" to Wonder About
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 682-689. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Cathy D. Mahle, Gregory D. Goggins, Puja Agarwal, Elaine Ryan, and A. John Watson

Melatonin Modulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Tone
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 690-696. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Béatrice Guardiola-Lemaitre

Toxicology of Melatonin
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 697-706. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Alexander A. Borbély

Commentary on the Articles by Arendt, Weaver, Mahle et al., and Guardiola-Lemaître
J Biol Rhythms 1997 12: 707-708. [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

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