Both zinc deficiency and supplementation affect plasma melatonin levels in rats

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-339

  Bediz, C S ^a   Baltaci, Abdulkerim Kasim ^b   Mogulkoc, R ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Zinc; Zinc deficiency; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEALECTOMY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; UNIVERSITY; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ZINC;

EID: 0348048555     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.90.2003.4.7     Document Type: Article

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