Elevated serum melatonin levels during human late pregnancy and labour

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 449-451

  Wierrani, F ^a,b   Grin, W ^a   Hlawka, B ^a   Kroiss, A ^a   Grunberger W ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

^b Rudolfstiftung   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; STEROIDOGENESIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030767774     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443619750112411     Document Type: Article

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