Excretion of 6-hydroxymelatonin sulfate (6-OHMS) in siblings during childhood and adolescence

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 241-243

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

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

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical neuroendocrinology; Development; Melatonin; Siblings

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXCRETION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLITE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MELATONIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIBLINGS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344305687     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074444     Document Type: Article

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