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The melatonin rhythm: both a clock and a calendar

Reiter, R. J.·1993·Experientia
DOI 10.1007/bf01923947
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Authors
Reiter, R. J.
Venue
Experientia
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1993-08
Volume
49
Issue
8
Pages
654-664
ISSN
  • 1420-682X (ISSN-L)
  • 0014-4754
  • 1420-9071
DOI
10.1007/bf01923947
OpenAlex
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en
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