The role of melatonin in pathogenesis of aspirin-sensitive asthma

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 563-567

  Evsyukova, H V ^a  

^a PAVLOV FIRST SAINT PETERSBURG STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aspirin sensitive asthma; Melatonin; Platelets

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADOLESCENT; ASPIRIN; ASTHMA; BLOOD PLATELETS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033016095     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1999.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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