6-Hydroxymelatonin sulfate excretion in human puberty

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 225-230

  Cavallo, Anita ^a,b   Dolan, Lawrence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

6 hydroxymelatonin sulfate (sulfatoxymelatonin); Human; Melatonin; Pineal; Puberty

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; 6-SULFATOXYMELATONIN; CREATININE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PINEAL BODY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0030279430     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00290.x     Document Type: Article

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