Nocturnal urinary melatonin levels and urine biochemistry in microwave-irradiated rats

Biologia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 798-802

  Trosic, Ivancica ^a   Busljeta, Ivana ^a   Pavicic, Ivan ^a   Milkovic Kraus, Sanja ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

2.45 GHz microwave; Nocturnal urinary 6 hydroxy melatonin sulphate (aMT6s); Rat; Urinary metabolites; Whole body irradiation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70349753117     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0139-y     Document Type: Article

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