Melatonin has membrane receptor-independent hypnotic action on neurons: an hypothesis

:  Melatonin, which is known to have sleep‐promoting properties, has no morpho‐physiological barriers and readily enters neurons and their subcellular compartments from both the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. It has multiple receptor‐dependent and receptor‐independent functions. Sleep is a neuronal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pineal research 2011-04, Vol.50 (3), p.233-240
Hauptverfasser:	Jan, James E., Reiter, Russel J., Wong, Peter K. H., Bax, Martin C. O., Ribary, Urs, Wasdell, Michael B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	cerebral connectivity children Humans melatonin Melatonin - metabolism melatonin membrane receptor Neurons - metabolism neurophysiology Receptors, Melatonin - metabolism sleep Sleep - physiology suprachiasmatic nuclei Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - metabolism
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