Seasonal pattern of melatonin excretion in humans: relationship to daylength variation rate and geomagnetic field fluctuations

J. -D. Bergiannaki; T. J. Paparrigopoulos; C. N. STEFANIS

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journal article Mar 01, 1996

Seasonal pattern of melatonin excretion in humans: relationship to daylength variation rate and geomagnetic field fluctuations

J. -D. Bergiannaki T. J. Paparrigopoulos C. N. STEFANIS

Experientia Vol. 52 No. 3 pp. 253-258 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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J. -D. Bergiannaki, T. J. Paparrigopoulos, C. N. STEFANIS (1996). Seasonal pattern of melatonin excretion in humans: relationship to daylength variation rate and geomagnetic field fluctuations. Experientia, 52(3), 253-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01920718

Seasonal pattern of melatonin excretion in humans: relationship to daylength variation rate and geomagnetic field fluctuations

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