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Tired of diabetes genetics? Circadian rhythms and diabetes: the MTNR1B story?
Current diabetes reports - 1 Dec 2012
Nagorny Cecilia, Lyssenko Valeriya
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Circadian rhythms are ubiquitous in biological systems and regulate metabolic processes throughout the body. Misalliance of these circadian rhythms and the systems they regulate has a profound impact on hormone levels and increases risk of developing metabolic diseases. Melatonin, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland, is one of the major signaling molecules used by the master circadian oscillator to entrain...
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