Melatonin production in healthy infants: Evidence for seasonal variations

Pediatric Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-68

  Sivan, Y ^a   Laudon, M ^a   Tauman, R ^a   Zisapel, N ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0035200865     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200101000-00015     Document Type: Article

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