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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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Autores principales: Peuhkuri, Katri, Sihvola, Nora, Korpela, Riitta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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