Decreased nocturnal melatonin levels during acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 248-252

  Domínguez Rodríguez, Alberto ^a   Abreu González, Pedro ^b,c   García, Martín J ^a   Sanchez, Juan ^b   Marrero, Francisco ^a   De Armas Trujillo, Diego ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c Campus de Ciencias de La Salud   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radicals; Ischemia; Light dark; Melatonin; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MELATONIN; SCAVENGER;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VENOUS BLOOD;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 0036829421     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2002.02938.x     Document Type: Article

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