Effects of melatonin on vascular reactivity, catecholamine levels, and blood pressure in healthy men

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1417-1419

  Arangino, Serenella ^a   Cagnacci, Angelo ^d   Angiolucci, Marco ^b   Vacca, Anna M B ^b   Longu, Giorgio ^c   Volpe, Annibale ^a   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Inst of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033135083     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00112-5     Document Type: Article

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