Serum melatonin concentration in the child with non-organic failure to thrive: Comparison with other types of stress

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-22

  Munoz Hoyos A ^a   Molina Carballo, Antonio ^a,b   Uberos, J ^a   Contreras Chova, F ^a   Del Carmen Augustin Morales, M ^a   Ruiz Alba, M ^a   Galdo Munoz G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Affective deprivation syndrome; Children; Febrile stress; Low melatonin syndrome; Melatonin; Non organic failure to thrive syndrome; Surgery stress; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ACUTE STRESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHILD; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEBRILE STRESS; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; PINEAL BODY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STRESS; SURGICAL STRESS;

CHILD; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 64249125573     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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