Measurement of urinary melatonin: A useful tool for monitoring serum melatonin after its oral administration

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 666-670

  Kovács, József ^a   Brodner, Wolfram ^a   Kirchlechner, Veronika ^a   Arif, Tara ^a   Waldhauser, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0034453141     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.85.2.666     Document Type: Article

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