Melatonin enhances DNA repair capacity possibly by affecting genes involved in DNA damage responsive pathways

Melatonin enhances DNA repair capacity possibly by affecting genes involved in DNA damage responsive pathways

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Melatonin, a hormone-like substance involved in the regulation of the circadian rhythm, has been demonstrated to protect cells against oxidative DNA damage and to inhibit tumorigenesis.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>I...

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Main Authors: Liu Ran, Fu Alan, Hoffman Aaron E, Zheng Tongzhang, Zhu Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Subjects:
Melatonin
DNA repair
Comet assay
Genome-wide expression
Network analysis
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/14/1

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