Modulation of biochemical circadian rhythms during long-term melatonin treatment in rats

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-47

  Sankaran, M ^a   Subramanian, Perumal ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Glucose; Melatonin; Reduced glutathione; Total protein

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; MELATONIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 30544436427     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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