Correlation between the circadian rhythm of melatonin, phagocytosis, and superoxide anion levels in ring dove heterophils

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-42

  Rodríguez, Ana Beatriz ^a   Marchena, J M ^a   Nogales, G ^a   Duran J ^b   Barriga, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

^c Universidad de Extremadura ^*

Author keywords

Birds; Melatonin; Phagocytosis; Superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOVE; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 18544400636     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00564.x     Document Type: Article

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