Urinary 6-hydroxy-melatonin-sulfate excretion and circadian rhythm in patients with restless legs syndrome

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-296

  Tribl, Gotthard G ^a,b   Waldhauser, Franz ^a   Sycha, Thomas ^a   Auff, Eduard ^a   Zeitlhofer, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

6 hydroxy melatonin sulfate; Circadian rhythm; Dopamine; Restless legs syndrome; Sleep disorders; Urine

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; URINARY EXCRETION;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 0242269979     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2003.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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