New actions of melatonin and their relevance to biometeorology

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 47-57

  Hardeland, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calmodulin; Circadian; Melatonin; Oxidative stress; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALCIUM; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MELATONIN; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS;

EID: 0031266522     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050053     Document Type: Article

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