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Serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems are expressed in mouse embryonic fibroblasts NIH3T3 cells.
Neuro endocrinology letters - 1 Jan 2013
Liu Ya-Jing, Meng Fan-Tao, Wu Lei, Zhou Jiang-Ning
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OBJECTIVE: Melatonin not only plays an important role in regulating circadian rhythms, but is also involved in antioxidative defense and immunomodulation. Circulating melatonin levels are derived primarily from the pineal gland while other sources of melatonin have also been reported. Recently, we reported that cultured rat cortical astrocytes and glioma C6 cells synthesize melatonin. In addition, apolipoprotein...
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