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SUBMITTER: Lee JG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6826722 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Jung Goo JG Woo Young Sup YS Park Sung Woo SW Seog Dae-Hyun DH Seo Mi Kyoung MK Bahk Won-Myong WM
Brain sciences 20191021 10
Melatonin is a hormone that is secreted by the pineal gland. To date, melatonin is known to regulate the sleep cycle by controlling the circadian rhythm. However, recent advances in neuroscience and molecular biology have led to the discovery of new actions and effects of melatonin. In recent studies, melatonin was shown to have antioxidant activity and, possibly, to affect the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In addition, melatonin has neuroprotective effects and affects neuroplasticity ...[more]