Open AccessSleep parameters by actigraphy and relationship between plasma melatonin and intestinal permeability in alcoholics
Author(s) -
Tomoyuki Kawada
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ajp gastrointestinal and liver physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.644
H-Index - 169
eISSN - 1522-1547
pISSN - 0193-1857
DOI - 10.1152/ajpgi.00153.2015
Subject(s) - actigraphy , melatonin , sleep (system call) , medicine , psychology , endocrinology , circadian rhythm , computer science , operating system
to the editor: In a recent issue of The American Journal of Physiology Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology , Swanson et al. (3) recognized poor sleep of alcoholics and the inverse relationship between melatonin secretion and intestinal permeability or biomarker of endotoxemia in alcoholics. Namely
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