Laughter elevates the levels of breast-milk melatonin

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 699-702

  Kimata, Hajime ^a  

^a Moriguchi Keijinkai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Breast milk melatonin; Latex; Laughter; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; LATEX; MELATONIN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; URTICARIA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAUGHTER; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MELATONIN; MILK, HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249280196     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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