Urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin cycle-to-cycle variability

Chronobiology International

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 411-421

  Lushington, Kurt ^a   Dawson, Drew ^b   Encel, Nicola ^b   Lack, Leon ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; 6-SULFATOXYMELATONIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; SLEEP;

EID: 0030332760     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529609020912     Document Type: Article

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