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...

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Main Authors: Lindsay M. Melhuish Beaupre, Gregory M. Brown, Vanessa F. Gonçalves, James L. Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01464-x