Melatonin and elimination of Kynurenines in children with down's syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-282

  Uberos, J ^a   Romero, J ^b   Molina Carballo, A ^a   Munoz Hoyos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Kynurenine; Melatonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

ANTHRANILIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KYNURENINE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPAIN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 77952124987     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2010.23.3.277     Document Type: Article

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