An investigation into the physico-chemical and neuroprotective properties of melatonin and 6-hydroxymelatonin

Until the beginning of this decade the antioxidant, melatonin, had been considered as little more than a tranquilizing hormone, responsible for regulating certain circadian and circannual rhythms. However, it is the discovery of melatonin as a free radical scavenger that has generated the most inter...

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Main Author: Maharaj, Deepa Sukhdev
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003246