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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1987; 90(4): 126-128
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1210683
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Effect of Natural Sunlight on Adrenaline and Noradrenaline Excretion in Man

P. Tatár, Alžbeta Turečeková
  • Research Institute for Human Bioclimatology (Director: J. Zvonár M.D.), Bratislava/Czechoslovakia
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1986

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16 July 2009 (online)

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Summary

Sympathoadrenal activity was evaluated in 6 healthy subjects by excretory rate of adrenaline and noradrenaline in 6 hour samples of urine throughout three consecutive days. Subjects were exposed to natural sunlight for 4 hours on the second day of experiment, the first and third days served for control measurements. Sunbath caused erythema in all subjects and it had no impact adrenaline on excretion. However, significantly higher no radrenalineexcretion was present during 6 hours after exposition to sunshine when compared to control days.

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Adrenaline - Noradrenaline - Natural sunlight - Erythema

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