Melatonin: A hormone, a tissue factor, an autocoid, a paracoid, and an antioxidant vitamin

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-78

  Tan, Dun Xian ^a,b   Manchester, Lucien C ^a   Hardeland, Rüdiger ^b   Lopez Burillo, Silvia ^a   Mayo, Juan C ^a   Sainz, Rosa M ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Diet; Free radical; Hormone melatonin; Plant; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; AUTACOID; MELATONIN; THROMBOPLASTIN; VITAMIN;

ALGA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; FRUIT; FUNGUS; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RICE; VEGETABLE; VERTEBRATE; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN;

EID: 0037246752     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2003.02111.x     Document Type: Article

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