Melatonin Receptors and Their Role in Human Diseases

    October 2013 in “ Springer eBooks ”
    Cem Ekmekcioglu, Theresia Thalhammer
    Studysummary This chapter reviews existing knowledge about melatonin's MT₁ and MT₂ receptors in human tissues, discussing their established and potential functions, but reports no new clinical findings.
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