Age-related Sleep Alterations: Implications for Endocrine Function - 15/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jsmc.2007.03.010
Georges Copinschi, MD, PhD a, ⁎ 
, Anne Caufriez, MD, PhD b
, Anne Caufriez, MD, PhD b a Laboratory of Physiology, School of Medicine, CPI 604, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
b CHU Saint-Pierre and Laboratory of Physiology, School of Medicine, CPI 604, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
Corresponding author.Abstract |
Age-related sleep and endocrine alterations frequently interact with each other. For a number of hormones, the effects of sleep curtailment in young subjects mimic those observed in healthy older adults with normal sleep schedule. Thus, voluntary sleep loss, which is experienced by a substantial proportion of people in more-developed countries, and has become a hallmark of modern society, could contribute to accelerate the senescence of endocrine and metabolic function.
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Vol 2 - N° 2
P. 171-185 - juin 2007 Retour au numéro
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