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Dietary factors and fluctuating levels of melatonin
Melatonin is secreted principally by the pineal gland and mainly at nighttime. The primary physiological function is to convey information of the daily cycle of light and darkness to the body. In addition, it may have other health-related functions. Melatonin is synthesized from tryptophan, an essen...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Co-Action Publishing
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402070/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22826693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v56i0.17252 |