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Melatonin, a potent agent in antioxidative defense: Actions as a natural food constituent, gastrointestinal factor, drug and prodrug

Melatonin, originally discovered as a hormone of the pineal gland, is also produced in other organs and represents, additionally, a normal food constituent found in yeast and plant material, which can influence the level in the circulation. Compared to the pineal, the gastrointestinal tract contains...

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Autores principales: Hardeland, Rüdiger, Pandi-Perumal, SR
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1262766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16153306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-2-22