Melatonin and the reduction or alleviation of stress

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 78-85

  Kirby, Albert W ^a,b,c   Clayton, Melanie ^b   Rivera, Pik ^b   Comperatore, Carlos A ^b,d  

^a UES INC   (United States)

^b U S ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UES Inc   (United States)

^d US Coast Guard Res and Devmt Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Human; Melatonin; Prolactin; Stress

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MENSTRUATION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROLACTIN; STRESS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032821806     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00600.x     Document Type: Article

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