Asymmetric expression of melatonin receptor mrna in bilateral paravertebral muscles in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 123, Issue , 2006, Pages 129-134

  Wu, Liang ^a   Qiu, Yong ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Yu, Yang ^a   Zhu, Zhezang ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Paravertebral muscle; Receptor; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; AVERAGE AGES; CONTROL GROUPS; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTORS; MRNA EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR; SCOLIOSIS;

HORMONES;

MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCOLIOSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 34948820516     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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