Creatinine is an appropriate reference for urinary sulphatoxymelatonin of laboratory animals and humans

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 191-197

  Klante, G ^a   Brinschwitz, T ^b   Secci, K ^c   Wollnik, F ^a   Steinlechner, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Creatinine; Humans; Pigs; Rats; Sulphatoxymelatonin; Urine collection

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; 6-SULFATOXYMELATONIN; CREATININE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STANDARD; SWINE; URINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SWINE;

EID: 0031264402     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00354.x     Document Type: Article

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