Gut melatonin in vertebrates: Chronobiology and physiology

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue JUL, 2015, Pages

  Mukherjee, Sourav ^a   Maitra, Saumen Kumar ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aanat; Chronobiology; Gut melatonin; Physiology

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ACUTE STRESS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84938902560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2015.00112     Document Type: Short Survey

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