Food as a Dietary Source of Melatonin and Its Role in Human Health: Present and Future Perspectives

Melatonin is a neurohormone produced and released by the pineal gland. Neurons placed in the eye surface send a signal when the person is exposed to darkness to the suprachiasmatic nuclei and that prompts melatonin release. This biomolecule is in charge of synchronizing body circadian rhythms such a...

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Autores principales:	Ballester, Purificación, Zafrilla, Pilar, Arcusa, Raúl, Galindo, Alejandro, Cerdá, Begoña, Marhuenda, Javier
Formato:	Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:	inglés
Publicado:	IntechOpen 2022
Materias:	Life Sciences
Acceso en línea:	https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/81082
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