Circadian variations in the rat serum total antioxidant status: Correlation with melatonin levels

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Benot, Soledad ^a   Molinero, Patrocinio ^a   Soutto, Mohammed ^a   Goberna, Raimundo ^a   Guerrero, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031856211     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00378.x     Document Type: Article

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