Background: Melatonin synchronizes central but also peripheral oscillators (fetal adrenal
gland, pancreas, liver, kidney, heart, lung, fat, gut, etc.), allowing temporal organization of …

The skin, being the largest organ in the human body, is exposed to the environment and
suffers from both intrinsic and extrinsic aging factors. The skin aging process is …

Endogenous melatonin is synthesized from tryptophan via 5-hydroxytryptamine. It is
considered an indoleamine from a biochemical point of view because the melatonin …

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the publications on melatonin research from
the Scopus database during the period 2015–2019. Based on the keywords used, which are …

Melatonin, an evolutionarily ancient derivative of serotonin with hormonal properties, is the
main neuroendocrine secretory product of the pineal gland. Although melatonin is best …

Many of melatonin's actions are mediated through interaction with the G-protein coupled
membrane bound melatonin receptors type 1 and type 2 (MT1 and MT2, respectively) or …

The pineal hormone melatonin has attracted great scientific interest since its discovery in
1958. Despite the enormous number of basic and clinical studies the exact role of melatonin …

Melatonin production is highly conserved in nature through different species including
bacteria, unicellular eukaryotes, algae, plants invertebrates, and vertebrates (Hardeland et …

Melatonin is a ubiquitous molecule and widely distributed in nature, with functional activity
occurring in unicellular organisms, plants, fungi and animals. In most vertebrates, including …

Melatonin, an endogenous signal of darkness, is an important component of the body's
internal time-kee** system. As such it regulates major physiological processes including …