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Amplitude of endogenous melatonin rhythm

Amplitude of endogenous melatonin rhythm. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.

1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.

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What acts on it

  1. Melatonin rhythm amplitude before the light exposure was smaller during the B12 condition.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/melatonin-research/8981490.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "d0079778f8efe44c1538b9c85d56b12a3a766b734aab19660419fd461ec22792", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 895, "text_sha256": "d0079778f8efe44c1538b9c85d56b12a3a766b734aab19660419fd461ec22792"}
    experimental_model
    Single-blind crossover light-response experiment
    exposure
    Methylcobalamin IV 0.5 mg/day for 11 days then oral 6 mg/day for seven; morning 2500-lux light for three hours
    limitations
    Small pharmacological B12 study, not B12-deficient participants. Does not establish a routine sleep treatment or increased melatonin production.
    nutrient_topic
    Melatonin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Melatonin
    organism
    Eight young men
    plain_language
    A lower amplitude and a shifted clock are separate measurements.
    primary_references
    [melatonin-p8981490] Vitamin B12 enhances the phase-response of circadian melatonin rhythm to a single bright light exposure in humans. (1996). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8981490/ DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(96)13247-x
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Circadian melatonin rhythm

    Melatonin: synthesis, receptors, circadian timing and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 812–823

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Single-blind crossover light-response experiment · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### melatonin-b12-amplitude Melatonin rhythm amplitude before the light exposure was smaller during the B12 condition. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Melatonin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A lower amplitude and a shifted clock are separate measurements. organism: Eight young men tissue_or_cell_type: Circadian melatonin rhythm experimental_model: Single-blind crossover light-response experiment limitations: Small pharmacological B12 study, not B12-deficient participants. Does not establish a routine sleep treatment or increased melatonin production. exposure: Methylcobalamin IV 0.5 mg/day for 11 days then oral 6 mg/day for seven; morning 2500-lux light for three hours evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/melatonin-research/8981490.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "d0079778f8efe44c1538b9c85d56b12a3a766b734aab19660419fd461ec22792", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 895, "text_sha256": "d0079778f8efe44c1538b9c85d56b12a3a766b734aab19660419fd461ec22792"} [melatonin-p8981490] Vitamin B12 enhances the phase-response of circadian melatonin rhythm to a single bright light exposure in humans. (1996). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8981490/ DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(96)13247-x
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