The gastrointestinal system: A site of melatonin paracrine action

Frontiers of Hormone Research

Volumn 21, Issue , 1996, Pages 123-132

  Chow, P H ^a   Lee, P N ^b   Poon, A M S ^b   Shiu, S Y W ^b   Pang, S F ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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