Urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion and aging: New results and a critical review of the literature

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 210-220

  Kennaway, David J ^a   Lushington, Kurt ^b   Dawson, Drew ^b   Lack, Leon ^c   Van Den Heuvel, Cameron ^a   Rogers, Naomi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Pineal; Review; Sulfatoxymelatonin

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; MALE; METABOLITE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032695483     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00617.x     Document Type: Article

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