Circadian and seasonal variations of physiological and biochemical determinants of acute myocardial infarction

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-179

  Touitou, Yvan ^a,b   Bogdan, Andre ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cortisol; Hormones; Melatonin; Myocardial infarction; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; SEX HORMONE;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX HORMONE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 34248997172     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010600906075     Document Type: Review

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