Radioimmunoassay of bound and free melatonin in plasma

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 304-310

  Di, Wei Li ^a   Kadva, Aban ^a   Djahanbakhch, Ovrang ^a   Silman, Robert ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; MELATONIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIALYSIS; EXTRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MELANOPHORE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

MELANOPHORA;

EID: 0031887750     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.2.304     Document Type: Article

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