5-hydroxy-3-indole acetic acid levels in infantile colic: Is serotoninergic tonus responsible for this problem?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 764-765

  Kurtoglu, S ^a   Uzum K ^a   Hallac, I K ^a   Coskun, A ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

5 OH IAA; Infantile colic; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; MALABSORPTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030840647     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08583.x     Document Type: Article

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