Pineal gland and aging;Pi̇neal bez ve yaşlanma

Turk Geriatri Dergisi

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-18

  Palaoǧlu, Ö Selçuk ^a   Beşkonakli, Etem ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aging; Melatonin; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749106556     PISSN: 13042947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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