Melatonin: Lowering the high price of free radicals

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Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 246-250

  Reiter, Russel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 0004608585     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2000.15.5.246     Document Type: Article

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