Melatonin production during childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal study on the excretion of urinary 6-hydroxymelatonin sulfate

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-31

  Griefahn, Barbara ^a   Bröde, Peter ^a   Blaszkewicz, Meinolf ^a   Remer, Thomas ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION   (Germany)

Author keywords

6 hydroxymelatonin sulfate; Adolescence; Childhood; Gender; Inter and intra individual variability; Longitudinal study; Melatonin; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN SULFATE; MELATONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN STABILITY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN;

EID: 0037250477     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2003.02931.x     Document Type: Article

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