Melatonin and stable circadian rhythms optimize maternal, placental and fetal physiology

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 293-307

  Reiter, Russel J ^a   Tan, Dun Xian ^a   Korkmaz, Ahmet ^b   Rosales Corral, Sergio A ^c  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE OCCIDENTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Fetus; Melatonin; Placenta; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; FETUS; MELATONIN; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MELATONIN; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTURITION; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 84894079747     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmt054     Document Type: Article

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