Journal article
Melatonin’s neuroprotective role in mitochondria and its potential as a biomarker in aging, cognition and psychiatric disorders
Abstract
Melatonin is an ancient molecule that is evident in high concentrations in various tissues throughout the body. It can be separated into two pools; one of which is synthesized by the pineal and can be found in blood, and the second by various tissues and is present in these tissues. Pineal melatonin levels display a circadian rhythm while tissue melatonin does not. For decades now, melatonin has been implicated in promoting and maintaining …
Authors
Melhuish Beaupre LM; Brown GM; Gonçalves VF; Kennedy JL
Journal
Translational Psychiatry, Vol. 11, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1038/s41398-021-01464-x
ISSN
2158-3188