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MELATONIN AND ITS ROLE IN NEURODEVELOPMENT DURING THE PERINATAL PERIOD: A REVIEW

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2013

K. JANE HASSELL ,
RUSSEL J REITER  and
NICOLA J. ROBERTSON
K. JANE HASSELL
Affiliation:
Neonatology, Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.
RUSSEL J REITER
Affiliation:
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Centre at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
NICOLA J. ROBERTSON*
Affiliation:
Neonatology, Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.
*
Professor Nicola J. Robertson, FRCPCH, PhD, Institute for Women's Health, 74 Huntley Street, Second Floor, Room 239, University College London, London WC1E 6HX, UK. Email: n.robertson@ucl.ac.uk
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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , May 2013 , pp. 76 - 107
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