Preliminary study: Evaluation of melatonin secretion in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Objective: Melatonin is an indolamine hormone, synthesized from tryptophan in the pineal gland primarily. Melatonin exerts both antioxidative and immunoregulatory roles but little is known about melatonin secretion in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The aim of this study was to measur...

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Main Authors: Yilmaz Kor, Iclal Geyikli, Mehmet Keskin, Muslum Akan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=4;spage=565;epage=568;aulast=Kor

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