Could the fountain of youth be all in your bones?

Journal of Oral Implantology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Witt Enderby, Paula A ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; FACIAL BONE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

FACIAL BONES; HUMANS; MELATONIN;

EID: 84875513710     PISSN: 01606972     EISSN: 15481336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1563/AAID-JOI-D-12-00065     Document Type: Editorial

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