Efficacy of Melatonin as a Sleep-Promoting Agent

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 644-650

  Zhdanova, Irina V ^a   Wurtman, Richard J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Dose; Human; Melatonin; Primate; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; REVIEW; SLEEP;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MELATONIN; SLEEP;

EID: 0031303763     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200620     Document Type: Article

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