Melatonin Membrane Receptors in Peripheral Tissues: Distribution and Functions

January 2012 in “ Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology ”

Radomir M. Slominski, Russel J. Reiter, Natalia Schlabritz-Loutsevitch, Rennolds S. Ostrom, Andrzej Slominski

Studysummary This review details the expression and diverse functions of melatonin receptors in non-neural tissues and reports no new clinical findings, emphasizing their potential as therapeutic targets across various physiological and pathological processes.

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