Changes in endocrine circadian rhythms as markers of physiological and pathological brain aging

Chronobiology International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-396

  Magri, Flavia ^a,b   Locatelli, Mattia ^a   Balza, Gianni ^a   Molla, Gianna ^a   Cuzzoni, Gianni ^a   Fioravanti, Marisa ^a   Solerte, Sebastiano B ^a   Ferrari, Ettore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Dept of Int Med and Med Therapy ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain aging; Dexamethasone suppression test; Hormonal circadian rhythms; Senile dementia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SENILE DEMENTIA;

EID: 0030842459     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529709001459     Document Type: Article

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