Protective Effect of Melatonin on Acute Pancreatitis

Melatonin, a product of the pineal gland, is released from the gut mucosa in response to food ingestion. Specific receptors for melatonin have been detected in many gastrointestinal tissues including the pancreas. Melatonin as well as its precursor, L-tryptophan, attenuates the severity of acute pan...

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Autores principales: Jaworek, Jolanta, Szklarczyk, Joanna, Jaworek, Andrzej K., Nawrot-Porąbka, Katarzyna, Leja-Szpak, Anna, Bonior, Joanna, Kot, Michalina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3347751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/173675

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3347751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606640
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/173675

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