Alcoholism abolishes the effects of melatonin on growth hormone secretion in humans

Neuropeptides

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-214

  Coiro, V ^a,b   Vescovi, P P ^a  

^a Centro di Alcologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031859983     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4179(98)90039-7     Document Type: Article

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