Human melatonin and cortisol circadian rhythms in patients with coronary heart disease

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-128

  Brugger, P ^a   Herold, M ^b  

^a Inst Cardiovasc Diagn and Ther   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Coronary heart disease; Cortisol; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031800378     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.29.2.121.1450     Document Type: Article

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