General anesthesia for surgery influences melatonin and cortisol levels

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 826-829

  Ram, Edward ^a   Vishne, Tali H ^b,c   Weinstein, Talia ^b,c   Beilin, Benzion ^b,c   Dreznik, Zeev ^b,c  

^a Nazareth Hospital   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; URINALYSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 27744539287     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7724-1     Document Type: Article

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