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Chronic treatment with dexamethasone alters clock gene expression and melatonin synthesis in rat pineal gland at night
BACKGROUND: Melatonin is a neuroendocrine hormone that regulates many functions involving energy metabolism and behavior in mammals throughout the light/dark cycle. It is considered an output signal of the central circadian clock, located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus. Melatonin...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054274/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30046256 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S158602 |