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Melatonin in Retinal Physiology and Pathology: The Case of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Melatonin, an indoleamine, is synthesized mainly in the pineal gland in a circadian fashion, but it is produced in many other organs, including the retina, which seems to be especially important as the eye is a primary recipient of circadian signals. Melatonin displays strong antioxidative propertie...

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Autores principales: Blasiak, Janusz, Reiter, Russel J., Kaarniranta, Kai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5027321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27688828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6819736