Melatonin and cardiovascular disease: myth or reality?
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چکیده
Alberto Dominguez-Rodriguez,* Pedro Abreu-Gonzalez, and Russel J. Reiter a Servicio de Cardiologı́a, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Cuesta, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain Departamento de Fisiologı́a, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista espanola de cardiologia
دوره 65 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012