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Melatonin and age‐related cardiovascular diseases
The pineal gland is a neuroendocrine gland closely related to human aging. Melatonin is a kind of indole neuroendocrine hormone secreted by the pineal gland, which is essential for maintaining physiological function. Many researches found that melatonin plays a key role in anti‐aging‐related cardiov...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6880684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31942497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/agm2.12036 |
| Sumario: | The pineal gland is a neuroendocrine gland closely related to human aging. Melatonin is a kind of indole neuroendocrine hormone secreted by the pineal gland, which is essential for maintaining physiological function. Many researches found that melatonin plays a key role in anti‐aging‐related cardiovascular diseases. In this paper, the latest advances in the study of melatonin and aging‐related cardiovascular diseases are reviewed, and their related physiological functions and mechanisms are discussed. |
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