Journal article
Melatonin activity and receptor expression in endometrial tissue and endometriosis
Abstract
STUDY QUESTION: Are melatonin receptors (melatonin receptor 1A (MR1A) and melatonin receptor 1B (MR1B)) expressed in human endometrium and endometriotic tissue, and does melatonin affect endometrial cell proliferation?
SUMMARY ANSWER: Melatonin receptors are expressed in human eutopic endometrium, endometriomas and peritoneal lesions, although to different extents, and melatonin treatment attenuated estradiol-induced endometrial epithelial cell …
Authors
Mosher AA; Tsoulis MW; Lim J; Tan C; Agarwal SK; Leyland NA; Foster WG
Journal
Human Reproduction, Vol. 34, No. 7, pp. 1215–1224
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
July 8, 2019
DOI
10.1093/humrep/dez082
ISSN
0268-1161