Lower nocturnal urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin is associated with more severe insulin resistance in patients with prediabetes
Objective: Melatonin, a neurohormone secreted by the pineal gland, controls circadian rhythmicity, modulates sleep and plays a role in glucose metabolism. Low secretion of nocturnal urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (aMT6S) was associated with incident diabetes. Sleep disturbances have also been shown to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451994417300032 |