N‐acetylserotonin is a better extra‐ and intracellular antioxidant than melatonin
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- 23 April 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 449 (2-3) , 206-210
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(99)00435-4
Abstract
Both melatonin and its precursor N‐acetylserotonin have been reported to exert antioxidant properties both in vitro and in vivo. Since little is known about their antioxidant activity in lymphocytes,...Keywords
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