Melatonin: Its possible role in the management of viral infections-a brief review

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Silvestri, Michela ^a   Rossi, Giovanni A ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Encephalitis viruses; Inflammation; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; REVIEW; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84884878172     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-39-61     Document Type: Review

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