Gender-related differences in urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels in obese pubertal individuals

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 214-218

  Fideleff, Hugo L ^a   Boquete, Hugo ^a   Fideleff, Gabriel ^a   Albornoz, Liliana ^b   Lloret, Santiago Pérez ^b   Suarez, Martha ^a   Esquifino, Ana I ^b   Honfi, Margarita ^c   Cardinali, Daniel P ^b  

^a Hospital General De Agudos Teodoro Alvarez   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL FRANCÉS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Circadian rhythms; Melatonin; Puberty

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; OBESITY; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, DELAYED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33644764770     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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