Melatonin: Nature's most versatile biological signal?

Melatonin is a ubiquitous molecule and widely distributed in nature, with functional activity occurring in unicellular organisms, plants, fungi and animals. In most vertebrates, including humans, melatonin is synthesized primarily in the pineal gland and is regulated by the environmental light/dark...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The FEBS journal 2006-07, Vol.273 (13), p.2813-2838
Hauptverfasser:	Pandi-Perumal, S R, Srinivasan, V, Maestroni, G J M, Cardinali, D P, Poeggeler, B, Hardeland, R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antioxidants - chemistry Antioxidants - metabolism Apoptosis Chronobiology Phenomena Depression Free Radical Scavengers Humans Melatonin - chemistry Models, Chemical Plant Proteins - chemistry Receptors, Melatonin - physiology Signal Transduction Sleep - physiology
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