Melatonin

From Molecules to Therapy

• Author(s): S. R. Pandi-Perumal,
• Publisher: Nova Publishers
• Pages: 906
• ISBN_10: 1600211216
  ISBN_13: 9781600211218
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Clinical Medicine , Medical / Endocrinology & Metabolism , Medical / Internal Medicine , Medical / Laboratory Medicine , Medical / Pharmacology , Medical / Physiology , Science / Life Sciences / Biology , Science / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology ,

Description:... Melatonin is a neurohormone produced in the brain by the pineal gland, from the amino acid tryptophan. Melatonin possesses antioxidant activity, and many of its proposed therapeutic or preventive uses are based on this property. This book presents a wide spectrum of research on melatonin.