Is melatonin circadian rhythm a physiological feature associated with healthy longevity? A study of long-living subjects and their progeny

Chronobiology International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 99-107

  Cugini, Pietro ^a   Touitou, Yvan ^b   Bogdan, Andrè ^b   Auzèby, Andrè ^b   Pellegrion, Antonino M ^a   Fontana, Stefania ^a   Vacca, Katia ^a   Siena, Gianluca Di ^a   De Rosa, Rosario ^a   Zannella, Francesco P ^c   Zannella, Pietro ^c   Zannella, Anna ^c   Sepe, Francesco A ^c   Sepe, Laura ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Local Committee   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Circadian rhythms; Longevity; Melatonin; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; PINEAL BODY; PROGENY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035123874     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-100001177     Document Type: Article

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