Treatment with beta-adrenoceptor blockers reduces plasma melatonin concentration.

In treated hypertensive patients plasma melatonin levels were lower in subjects receiving beta-adrenoceptor blockers than those treated with diuretics. Melatonin concentrations in middle-aged and young control subjects were similar to each other and to those of the diuretic-treated patients. The res...

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Main Authors: Cowen, P, Bevan, J, Gosden, B, Elliott, SA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1985