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Dietary factors and fluctuating levels of melatonin

Katri PeuhkuriInstitute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Medical Nutrition Physiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nora SihvolaInstitute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Medical Nutrition Physiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Riitta KorpelaInstitute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Medical Nutrition Physiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Article: 17252 | Received 23 Jan 2012, Accepted 12 Jun 2012, Published online: 20 Jul 2012

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