Melatonin blood values and total antioxidant capacity in critically ill patients
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Melatonin Pharmacological Blood Levels Increase Total Antioxidant Capacity in Critically Ill Patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc13626