Effects of exogenous melatonin on pituitary hormones in humans

Clinical Physiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 292-299

  Ninomiya, Tosirou ^a   Iwatani, Noritaka ^a   Tomoda, Akemi ^a   Miike, Teruhisa ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS); Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Growth hormone (GH); Luteinizing hormone (LH); Melatonin

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; VOLUNTEER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PITUITARY HORMONES; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 0034997380     PISSN: 01445979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.2001.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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