Effects of Melatonin on Menstrual Characteristics, Prolactin, and PremenstrualSyndrome-Like Symptoms during a Simulated Eastward Deployment

摘要

Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine),a natural hormone which has been shownto resynchronize circadian rhythms and induce sleep in humans (Arendt et al., 1987; Dawson and Encel, 1993; Reiter, 1991; Wurtman, 1986), is currently being marketed widely as a dietary supplement to alleviate desynchronosis (desynchronization of physiological and behavioral rhythms) and assist in obtaining quality sleep. Desynchronosis often results from rapid shifts in work