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Melatonin Effects on Glucose Metabolism: Time To Unlock the Controversy.
Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM - 1 Mar 2020
Garaulet Marta, Qian Jingyi, Florez Jose C, Arendt Josephine, Saxena Richa, Scheer Frank A J L
Abstract excerpt
The past decade has witnessed a revival of interest in the hormone melatonin, partly attributable to the discovery that genetic variation in MTNR1B - the melatonin receptor gene - is a risk factor for impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Despite intensive investigation, there is considerable confusion and seemingly conflicting data on the metabolic effects of melatonin and MTNR1B variation, and...
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