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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Language: | English |
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Rhodes University
2003
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003246 |