Melatonin inhibits oxytocin response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia, but not to angiotensin II in normal men

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 105, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 173-180

  Chiodera, P ^a,d   Volpi, R ^a   Capretti, L ^b   Giuliani, N ^a   Caffarri, G ^c   Coiro, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Codogno   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Guastalla   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Hypoglycemia; Melatonin; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; INSULIN; MELATONIN; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANGIOTENSIN II; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MELATONIN; OXYTOCIN; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0031778624     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020050046     Document Type: Article

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