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Melatonin concentrations in the sudden infant death syndromeThe melatonin levels in various body fluids of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) infants are compared with those of infants of comparable age who died of other causes to examine a possible relationship between pineal function and SIDS. After adjusting for age differences, cerebrospinal fluid melatonin levels are found to be significantly lower in the SIDS infants. It is suggested that diminished melatonin production may be characteristic of SIDS and could represent an impairment in the maturation of physiologic circadian organization.
Document ID
19930049033
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Sturner, W. Q.
(Office of State Medical Examiners; Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Lynch, H. J.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Deng, M. H.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Gleason, R. E.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Wurtman, R. J.
(MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Forensic Science International
ISSN: 0379-0738
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Accession Number
93A33030
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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