Melatonin Modulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Tone

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 690-696

  Mahle, Cathy D ^a   Goggins, Gregory D ^a   Agarwal, Puja ^a   Ryan, Elaine ^a   Watson, A John ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS;

EID: 0031307298     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200626     Document Type: Article

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