Melatonin for the newborn

Reactive oxygen species play an important role in the pathogenesis of several diseases during the perinatal and neonatal period. Melatonin, an effective direct free-radical scavenger and indirect antioxidant agent, diffuses through biological membranes easily and exerts pleiotropic actions on every...

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Main Authors: Lucia Marseglia, Sara Manti, Gabriella D'Angelo, Eloisa Gitto, Ignazio Barberi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/166