Basic aspects of melatonin action

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-190

  Cardinali, Daniel P ^a   Pévet, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian physiology; Melatonin biosynthesis; Melatonin immunomodulation; Melatonin receptors; Melatonin signaling pathways; Pineal gland; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000491884     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1087-0792(98)90020-X     Document Type: Review

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