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The Mystery behind the Pineal Gland: Melatonin Affects the Metabolism of Cholesterol

Melatonin may be considered a cardioprotective agent. Since atherogenesis is partly associated with the metabolism of lipoproteins, it seems plausible that melatonin affects cardiovascular risk by modulating the metabolism of cholesterol and its subfractions. Moreover, cholesterol-driven atherogenes...

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Autores principales: Karolczak, Kamil, Watala, Cezary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6652030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4531865