Institute of Biomedicine
Department of Physiology
and
Hospital for Children and Adolescents
Neurology
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

THE IMPACT OF LIGHT ON THE SECRETION OF MELATONIN IN HUMANS

Taina Hätönen

ACADEMIC DISSERTATION

To be presented, with the premission of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Helsinki, for public discussion in the auditorium of the Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology (Siltavuorenpenger 20 J), Helsinki, on April 28th, 2000, at 12 noon.

ISBN 951-45-9175-5 (HTML version)
Helsingin yliopiston verkkojulkaisut
Helsinki 2000

Supervisors:

Docent Maija-Liisa Laakso
Institute of Biomedicine
Department of Physiology
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

Professor Pirkko Santavuori
Hospital for Children and Adolescents
Neurology
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

Reviewers:

Research Professor Mikko Härmä
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Helsinki, Finland

Docent Markku Partinen
Haaga Neurological Research Centre
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland

Official opponent:

Professor Juhani Leppäluoto
Institute of Physiology
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland