Protective Effect of Melatonin on Acute Pancreatitis

Melatonin, a product of the pineal gland, is released from the gut mucosa in response to food ingestion. Specific receptors for melatonin have been detected in many gastrointestinal tissues including the pancreas. Melatonin as well as its precursor, L-tryptophan, attenuates the severity of acute pan...

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Main Authors: Jaworek, Jolanta, Szklarczyk, Joanna, Jaworek, Andrzej K., Nawrot-Porąbka, Katarzyna, Leja-Szpak, Anna, Bonior, Joanna, Kot, Michalina
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3347751/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606640
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/173675
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