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BioMed Research International
Volume 2014, Article ID 781863, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/781863
Research Article

Prolonged Sleep Deprivation and Continuous Exercise: Effects on Melatonin, Tympanic Temperature, and Cognitive Function

Greggory R. Davis, Corey E. Etheredge, Lena Marcus, and David Bellar

School of Kinesiology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, USA

Received 28 February 2014; Revised 10 June 2014; Accepted 15 June 2014; Published 6 July 2014

Academic Editor: Edward J. Ryan

Copyright © 2014 Greggory R. Davis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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