Secretion of melatonin in healthy elderly subjects: A longitudinal study

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1019, Issue , 2004, Pages 326-329

  Ng Ying Kin, N M K ^a   Nair, N P V ^a   Schwartz, G ^a   Thavundayil, J X ^a   Annable, L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Gender; Longitudinal study; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 3242684254     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1297.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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