Sulphatoxymelatonin excretion in older people: Relationship to plasma melatonin and renal function

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 58-61

  Baskett, Jonathan J ^a   Cockrem, John F ^b   Antunovich, Tony A ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Melatonin; Renal function; Sulphatoxymelatonin

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE; SULPHATOXYMELATONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; URINARY EXCRETION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0031949670     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00366.x     Document Type: Article

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