Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) genotype as a personal trait in melatonin synthesis

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 874-876

  Blömeke, Brunhilde ^a   Golka, Klaus ^b   Griefahn, Barbara ^b   Roemer, Hermann C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CAUCASIAN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED SLEEP PHASE SYNDROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA LEVEL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADULT; ARYLALKYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 47349112671     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390801988020     Document Type: Article

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