The influence of long-term melatonin administration on basic physiological and metabolic variables of young Wistar:Han rats

Biologia

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-320

  Kassayová, Monika ^a   Marková, Martina ^a   Bojková, Bianka ^a   Adámeková, Eva ^a   Kubatka, Peter ^a   Ahlersová, Eva ^a   Ahlers, Ivan ^a  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Long term administration; Melatonin; Metabolic parameters; Wistar:Han rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746646369     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-006-0057-1     Document Type: Article

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