Effects of melatonin on the proliferation and differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells in culture

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-116

  Cos, Samuel ^a   Verduga, Rosario ^a   Fernández Viadero, Carlos ^a   Megías, Manuel ^a   Crespo, Damaso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Melatonin; Morphometry; Neuroblastoma cells; Pineal gland; SK N SH cells

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; RETINOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEURITE; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030604007     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)13035-4     Document Type: Article

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