Metabolic effects of prolonged melatonin administration and short-term fasting in laboratory rats

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-32

  Bojkova B ^a   Markova M ^b   Ahlersova E ^a   Ahlers, I ^a   Adamekova E ^c   Kubatka, P ^d   Kassayova M ^a  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b Department of Clinical Microbiology   (Slovakia)

^c Business Unit 2   (Slovakia)

^d University Teaching Hospital in Martin   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Metabolic variables; Prolonged administration; Short term fasting

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33646767834     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: 00017213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200675010021     Document Type: Article

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