Serum melatonin kinetics and long-term melatonin treatment for sleep disorders in Rett syndrome

Brain and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-62

  Miyamoto, Akie ^a   Oki, Junichi ^a   Takahashi, Satoru ^a   Okuno, Akimasa ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Rett syndrome; Sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MELATONIN; RETT SYNDROME; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032969023     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(98)00072-2     Document Type: Article

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