Adaptation of the 6-sulphatoxymelatonin rhythm in shiftworkers on offshore oil installations during a 2-week 12-h night shift
| Autor: | S Deacon, R.G Barnes, J Arendt, M.J Forbes |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Male Fossil Fuels medicine.medical_specialty Light Adaptation (eye) Biology Shift work Animal science Shift sequence Rhythm Work Schedule Tolerance Internal medicine medicine Humans Circadian rhythm Shift schedule Melatonin 6-sulphatoxymelatonin General Neuroscience Pineal hormone Middle Aged Adaptation Physiological Circadian Rhythm Endocrinology Fuel Oils |
| Zdroj: | Neuroscience Letters. 241:9-12 |
| ISSN: | 0304-3940 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00965-8 |
| Popis: | The circadian rhythms of most shiftworkers do not adapt to night shift. We have studied oil workers on a rotating system involving 2 weeks day shift (0600-1800 h) and 2 weeks night shift (1800-0600 h) throughout a day and night shift sequence. Urine samples were collected 3-hourly whilst awake, with an over-sleep collection, for the measurement of 6-sulphatoxymelatonin by radioimmunoassay. In three separate groups results showed adaptation by delay of the 6-sulphatoxymelatonin rhythm in the first week of night shift. The rates of phase shift (mean +/- SEM) were 1.51 +/- 0.16 h/day (n = 5), 1.32 +/- 0.41 h/day (n = 5) and 1.77 +/- 0.31 h/day (n = 17). Specific environmental and social factors together with the shift schedule on oil rigs may facilitate adaptation to a 12 h night shift within a week. |
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