Melatonin and seasonal affective disorders;Melatonina e depressione stagionale

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 89, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 395-403

  Tarquini, Brunetto ^a   Perfetto, Federico ^a   Tarquini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Melatonin; Seasonal affective disorders; Seasonal rhythm

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PINEAL BODY; REVIEW;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

EID: 0031827243     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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