"Melatonin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A biogenic amine that is found in animals and plants. In mammals, melatonin is produced by the PINEAL GLAND. Its secretion increases in darkness and decreases during exposure to light. Melatonin is implicated in the regulation of SLEEP, mood, and REPRODUCTION. Melatonin is also an effective antioxidant.
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D008550
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.473.914.481 D06.472.506
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melatonin" by people in Profiles.
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Microbial Melatonin Production Improves Plant Metabolic Function in Short-Term Climate-Induced Stresses. J Pineal Res. 2025 Apr; 77(3):e70052.
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Melatonin in the mammalian retina: Synthesis, mechanisms of action and neuroprotection. J Pineal Res. 2024 04; 76(3):e12951.
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Melatonin and nitric oxide: Dual players inhibiting hazardous metal toxicity in soybean plants via molecular and antioxidant signaling cascades. Chemosphere. 2022 Dec; 308(Pt 3):136575.
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How Are the Sleep Problems of Children in the US Foster Care System Addressed? J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2022 Oct-Nov 01; 43(8):e525-e532.
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Melatonin Ameliorates Thermotolerance in Soybean Seedling through Balancing Redox Homeostasis and Modulating Antioxidant Defense, Phytohormones and Polyamines Biosynthesis. Molecules. 2021 Aug 24; 26(17).
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Ocular and Systemic Diurnal Rhythms in Emmetropic and Myopic Adults. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019 05 01; 60(6):2237-2247.
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Ocular and systemic melatonin and the influence of light exposure. Clin Exp Optom. 2019 03; 102(2):99-108.
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The ipRGC-Driven Pupil Response with Light Exposure, Refractive Error, and Sleep. Optom Vis Sci. 2018 04; 95(4):323-331.
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Attenuation of short wavelengths alters sleep and the ipRGC pupil response. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2017 07; 37(4):440-450.
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Melatonin-induced changes in kiss/gnrh gene expression patterns in the brain of male sea bass during spermatogenesis. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2015 Jul; 185:69-79.