Pineal response after pyridoxine test in children

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 833-842

  Munoz Hoyos A ^a,c   Amoros Rodriguez I ^a   Molina Carballo, A ^a   Uberos Fernandez J ^a   Acuna Castroviejo D ^b  

^a Hospital Universitario   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Circadian rhythms; Melatonin; Pineal function test; Pyridoxine

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PYRIDOXINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTION TEST; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; PYRIDOXINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0029851184     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01273361     Document Type: Article

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