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Measurement of melatonin in body fluids: Standards, protocols and procedures
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The circadian rhythm of melatonin in saliva or plasma, or of the melatonin metabolite 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (a6MTs) in urine, is a defining feature of suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) function, the body’s endogenous oscillatory pacemaker. The primary objective of this review is t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3128751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21104186 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-010-1278-8 |