 Melatonin
"Melatonin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A biogenic amine that is found in animals and plants. In mammals, melatonin is produced by the PINEAL GLAND. Its secretion increases in darkness and decreases during exposure to light. Melatonin is implicated in the regulation of SLEEP, mood, and REPRODUCTION. Melatonin is also an effective antioxidant.
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D008550
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D03.438.473.914.481 D06.472.506
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Melatonin" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Melatonin" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Melatonin" by people in Profiles.
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Robb-Nicholson C. Ask the doctor. I often fly on business from Chicago to Europe. Do you have any tips for managing jet lag? Harv Womens Health Watch. 2012 Sep; 20(1):2.
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Klerman H, St Hilaire MA, Kronauer RE, Gooley JJ, Gronfier C, Hull JT, Lockley SW, Santhi N, Wang W, Klerman EB. Analysis method and experimental conditions affect computed circadian phase from melatonin data. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e33836.
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Pullman RE, Roepke SE, Duffy JF. Laboratory validation of an in-home method for assessing circadian phase using dim light melatonin onset (DLMO). Sleep Med. 2012 Jun; 13(6):703-6.
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Schernhammer ES, Giobbie-Hurder A, Gantman K, Savoie J, Scheib R, Parker LM, Chen WY. A randomized controlled trial of oral melatonin supplementation and breast cancer biomarkers. Cancer Causes Control. 2012 Apr; 23(4):609-16.
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Dijk DJ, Duffy JF, Silva EJ, Shanahan TL, Boivin DB, Czeisler CA. Amplitude reduction and phase shifts of melatonin, cortisol and other circadian rhythms after a gradual advance of sleep and light exposure in humans. PLoS One. 2012; 7(2):e30037.
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Santoro R, Marani M, Blandino G, Muti P, Strano S. Melatonin triggers p53Ser phosphorylation and prevents DNA damage accumulation. Oncogene. 2012 Jun 14; 31(24):2931-42.
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Wang X, Sirianni A, Pei Z, Cormier K, Smith K, Jiang J, Zhou S, Wang H, Zhao R, Yano H, Kim JE, Li W, Kristal BS, Ferrante RJ, Friedlander RM. The melatonin MT1 receptor axis modulates mutant Huntingtin-mediated toxicity. J Neurosci. 2011 Oct 12; 31(41):14496-507.
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Wahl C, Li T, Takagi Y, Howland H. The effects of light regimes and hormones on corneal growth in vivo and in organ culture. J Anat. 2011 Dec; 219(6):766-75.
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Lomakin AJ, Kraikivski P, Semenova I, Ikeda K, Zaliapin I, Tirnauer JS, Akhmanova A, Rodionov V. Stimulation of the CLIP-170--dependent capture of membrane organelles by microtubules through fine tuning of microtubule assembly dynamics. Mol Biol Cell. 2011 Nov; 22(21):4029-37.
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Chang AM, Buch AM, Bradstreet DS, Klements DJ, Duffy JF. Human diurnal preference and circadian rhythmicity are not associated with the CLOCK 3111C/T gene polymorphism. J Biol Rhythms. 2011 Jun; 26(3):276-9.
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