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Melatonin

Known as: N-[2-(5-methoxyindol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide, MIH, Melatonin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A hormone involved in sleep regulatory activity, and a tryptophan-derived neurotransmitter, which inhibits the synthesis and secretion of other… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The Effects of Melatonin Hormone on Carbonic Anhydrase Enzyme Activity in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Erythrocytes In Vitro and In Vivo
The effects of melatonin hormone on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase enzyme purified by using… 
1984
1984
Effects of melatonin implants in ewe lambs.
Sixteen pinealectomized and 19 unoperated ewes were exposed to constant light for about 4 weeks before and 4 weeks after lambing… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Selectivity of melatonin pituitary inhibition for luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.
The pineal indole melatonin suppresses the neonatal rat luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) responses… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Light intensity and the control of melatonin secretion in rats.
The effect of varying ambient light intensity on the phase and amplitude of urinary melatonin rhythms was studied in rats housed… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Studies on the daily pattern of pineal melatonin in the Syrian hamster.
In the Syrian hamster, a sharp peak in pineal melatonin occurs toward the end of the dark period. In the present communication… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Circulating levels of melatonin following its oral administration or subcutaneous injection in sheep and goats.
The effect of differing doses and routes of administration of melatonin on plasma melatonin levels in sheep and goats has been… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Circulating melatonin in man: episodic secretion throughout the light-dark cycle.
A sensitive and specific RIA for melatonin has been validated for human plasma. Five young adult men had plasma samples obtained… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Overnight plasma profiles of melatonin and certain adenohypophyseal hormones in men.
Melatonin levels exhibited a day-night rhythm with highest levels at night. Nocturnal plasma melatonin concentrations were… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Subcutaneous melatonin implants inhibit reproductive atrophy in male hamsters induced by daily melatonin injections.
Daily afternoon (at 7 p.m.) injections of melatonin (25 microng in oil) into adult male hamsters for 50 days led to atrophy of… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Melatonin and parkinsonism.
To the Editor.— Lerner discovered melatonin (N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine)1and showed that this pineal hormone can induce… 
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