Melatonin and sex hormone interrelationships - A review

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 355-362

  Luboshitzky, Rafael ^a   Lavie, Peretz ^b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Estradiol; Gonadotropins; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SEX HORMONE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTROGEN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; NIGHT; PINEAL BODY; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 0033042782     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1999.12.3.355     Document Type: Review

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