The interaction of melatonin and its precursors with aluminium, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, and zinc: An adsorptive voltammetric study

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-21

  Limson, Janice ^a   Nyokong, Tebello ^a   Daya, Santy ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Cadmium; Copper; Lead; Melatonin; Serotonin; Tryptophan; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MELATONIN; METAL; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; METAL BINDING; POTENTIOMETRY;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MELATONIN; METALS, HEAVY; METALS, LIGHT; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; ZINC;

EID: 0031925130     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00361.x     Document Type: Article

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