Melatonin Uptake by Cells: An Answer to Its Relationship with Glucose?

Melatonin, N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is an indole mainly synthesized from tryptophan in the pineal gland and secreted exclusively during the night in all the animals reported to date. While the pineal gland is the major source responsible for this night rise, it is not at all the exclusive produ...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan C. Mayo, Arturo Aguado, Rafael Cernuda-Cernuda, Alejandro Álvarez-Artime, Vanesa Cepas, Isabel Quirós-González, David Hevia, Rosa M. Sáinz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/8/1999