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Relationships Between Melatonin, Glutathione Peroxidase, Glutathione Reductase, and Catalase

Endogenous Rhythms on Cerebral Cortex in Gallus domesticus

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Melatonin After Four Decades

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Agapito, M.T., Redondo, I., Plaza, R., Lopez-Burillo, S., Recio, J.M., Pablos, M.I. (2002). Relationships Between Melatonin, Glutathione Peroxidase, Glutathione Reductase, and Catalase. 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_43

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