Alterations in nocturnal serum melatonin levels in humans with growth and aging

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 648-652

  Waldhauser, F ^a   Weiszenbacher, G ^b   Tatzer, E ^a   Gisinger, B ^b   Waldhauser, M ^c   Schemper, M ^a   Frisch, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^c GENERAL HOSPITAL LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELATONIN BLOOD LEVEL; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023863323     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-66-3-648     Document Type: Article

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