Methylcobalamin amplifies melatonin-induced circadian phase shifts by facilitation of melatonin synthesis in the rat pineal gland
✍ Scribed by Masayuki Ikeda; Makoto Asai; Takahiro Moriya; Masami Sagara; Shojiro Inoué; Shigenobu Shibata
- Book ID
- 114003864
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 230 KB
- Volume
- 795
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-8993
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