Inversion of melatonin circadian rhythm in chronic alcoholic patients during withdrawal: Preliminary study on seven patients

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-45

  Danel, Thierry ^a   Cottencin, Olivier ^a   Tisserand, Laurence ^a   Touitou, Yvan ^b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CREATININE; DIAZEPAM; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NIGHT; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BENZODIAZEPINES; BODY MASS INDEX; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 58149131307     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn091     Document Type: Article

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