Koskela T, Brubaker R F
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Umeå, Sweden.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1991 Aug;32(9):2504-6.
Normal human subjects were studied hourly by fluorophotometry to measure the normal circadian rhythm of aqueous humor flow. On a separate day, the subjects slept for approximately 1 hr after lunch; this short nap was not found to have any effect on aqueous flow. On a separate night, the subjects slept under a bright light of 2500 lux; the light was not found to have any effect on flow in the sleeping subjects. Because bright light blocks melatonin release in humans, nocturnal suppression of aqueous flow in humans may not be driven by systemic melatonin release.
通过荧光光度法每小时对正常人类受试者进行研究，以测量房水生成的正常昼夜节律。在另一天，受试者在午餐后睡了大约1小时；未发现这种短暂午睡对房水生成有任何影响。在另一个夜晚，受试者在2500勒克斯的强光下睡眠；未发现该光线对睡眠中的受试者的房水生成有任何影响。由于强光会阻断人类褪黑素的释放，因此人类房水生成的夜间抑制可能不是由全身褪黑素释放驱动的。
