Melatonin stimulates cell proliferation in zebrafish embryo and accelerates its development
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- 6 February 2004
- journal article
- fj express-summaries
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 18 (6) , 751-753
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.03-0544fje
Abstract
All vertebrates show a dramatic circadian rhythm in circulating melatonin with high levels at night and very low levels during daytime. In adults, melatonin is thought to synchronize other circadian ...Keywords
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