HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2018, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (2): 9-13.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2018.02.002

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Research Advances on the Biological Functions of Melatonin

SUI Yong, SHI Jian-bin, CAI Sha, HE Jian-jun, CHEN Xue-ling, MEI Xin   

  1. Institute of Agricultural Products Processing and Nuclear-Agricultural Technology,Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Wuhan 430064,China
  • Received:2017-10-30 Online:2018-01-25 Published:2018-01-10

Abstract: Melatonin is a kind of indole hormone secreted by the pineal gland. Studies showed that melatonin exhibits many biological functions, such as improving sleep efficiency, anti-oxidation, anti-aging, ameliorating neurodegenerative diseases, easing pain, maintaining oral health, and the research advances on the functions were summarized.

Key words: melatonin, biological functions, sleep, anti-oxidation

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