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ArticleBiological research2018

Melatonin ameliorates H

Mahammed Moniruzzaman, Indranath Ghosal, Debjit Das, Suman Bhusan Chakraborty

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Article in Biological research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers.

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80citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 177 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahammed MoniruzzamanFish Endocrinology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700019, India.
Indranath GhosalFish Endocrinology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700019, India.
Debjit DasFish Endocrinology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700019, India.
Suman Bhusan ChakrabortyFish Endocrinology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700019, India. sumanbc76@gmail.com.
University of Calcutta · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImproper control on reactive oxygen species (ROS) elimination process and formation of free radicals causes tissue dysfunction. Pineal hormone melatonin is considered a potent regulator of such oxidative damage in different vertebrates. Aim of the current communication is to evaluate the levels of oxidative stress and ROS induced damage, and amelioration of oxidative status through melatonin induced activation of signaling pathways. Hepatocytes were isolated from adult Labeo rohita and exposed to H

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conclusionsThe results suggest that exogenous melatonin at the concentration of 100 µg/ml is required to improve oxidative status of the H

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AnimalsBlotting, WesternCatalaseFishesGlutathioneHepatocytesHydrogen PeroxideMalondialdehydeMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMelatoninNF-kappa BOxidative StressProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionSpectrophotometryCatalaseGlutathioneHydrogen PeroxideMalondialdehydeMelatoninNF-kappa BProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide DismutaseFishHeat shock proteinsHepatocytesMelatoninOxidative stress

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PMID29891016
PMCPMC5996524
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