Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Melatonin - The Hormone of Darkness and its Therapeutic Potential and Perspectives

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Academic Editor

Marilena Vlachou
Marilena Vlachou

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Greece

Series Editor

Tomasz Brzozowski
Tomasz Brzozowski

Jagiellonian University,
Poland

Published24 June 2020

Doi10.5772/intechopen.80180

ISBN978-1-83962-909-9

Print ISBN978-1-83962-908-2

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83962-910-5

Copyright year2020

Number of pages156

Part of the book seriesPhysiology

Issn2631-8261

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Synthetic Melatonin Receptor Agonists and Antagonists

By Andrew Tsotinis and Ioannis P. Papanastasiou

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2. Clinical Use of Melatonin in the Treatment of Sleep Disorders

By Alexander Zakharov and Elena Khivintseva

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4. Melatonin for a Healthy Heart Rhythm

By Natalia Jorgelina Prado, Margarita Segovia-Roldan, Emiliano Raúl Diez and Esther Pueyo

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7. Review of Melatonin in Horticultural Crops

By Yanyan Yan, Qinghua Shi and Biao Gong

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8. Studies on Tryptophan Metabolites in Patients of Major Monopolar Depression

By Hiroi Tomioka, Junichi Masuda, Akikazu Takada and Akira Iwanami

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