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Melatonin Effect during Aging on Reproductive Hormones of Female Rats through the Estrous Cycle

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Melatonin After Four Decades

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  1. Dpto. Biología Funcional, Area Fisiología, Fac. Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

    B. Díaz, E. Díaz, C. Fernindez & B. Marín

  2. Dpto.Bioquímica y Biología Molecular III Fac. Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

    P. O. Castrillón & A. I. Esquifino

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  1. Institute for Hormone and Fertility Research, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    James Olcese

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Díaz, B., Díaz, E., Fernindez, C., Castrillón, P.O., Esquifino, A.I., Marín, B. (2002). Melatonin Effect during Aging on Reproductive Hormones of Female Rats through the Estrous Cycle. In: Olcese, J. (eds) Melatonin After Four Decades. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 460. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46814-X_37

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