ReviewCurrent molecular medicine2024
Melatonin and its Emerging Physiological Role in Reproduction: A Review and Update.
Review in Current molecular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Melatonin and betaine supplementation mitigate oxidative and endocrine dysregulation to restore ovarian activity in summer anestrus buffaloes.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Histological effect of melatonin and its agonist on testes in light-exposure and pinealectomized rats.Anatomical science international · 2026Article
- Visible light, oxidative stress, and reproduction: The protective role of melatonin.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Review
- The Ameliorative Effects of Carnosine on the In Vitro Developmental Competence of Bovine Oocytes.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Circadian-Light-Hygiene Hypothesis: A Potential Modulator of Fertility and Birthrate Trends.Biology · 2026Review
- The ecological importance of natural dark nights for circadian organization, metabolism and reproduction in birds.BMC ecology and evolution · 2026Review
- Comparative efficacy of melatonin and glutathione in mitigating carboplatin-induced ovarian toxicity in rats.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Detailed Review of Melatonin and its Role in Managing the Symptoms of Depression.Current molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Dietary melatonin supplementation mitigates the negative effects of artificial light at night in the Pacific field cricket,Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Melatonin alleviates ferroptosis triggered by cadmium via regulating ferritinophagy and iron metabolism in spermatogonia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Circadian Rhythms, Immune Regulation, and the Risk for Sepsis: Circadian Rhythms and Neonatal Care.Clinics in perinatology · 2025Review
- The Protective Effects of Melatonin on Hainan Black Goats Under Heat Stress: Understanding Its Actions and Mechanisms.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Supplement strategies for infertility in overweight women: Evidence and legal insights.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Review
- Protective roles of melatonin regulated mitochondrial DNA methylation and respiratory metabolism in ram sperm cryopreservation.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Bio-characteristics, tissue expression of miR-375 in hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and its regulation in reproduction-related diseases.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Role of Melatonin in Ovarian Function.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Melatonin alleviates renal injury in diabetic rats by regulating autophagy.Molecular medicine reports · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Melatonin is a neuroendocrine hormone secreted by the pineal gland. The secretion of melatonin follows a circadian rhythm controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus, and its secretion is synchronized with the changes in light and dark periods in nature, with the highest secretion level at night. Melatonin is a critical hormone that coordinates external light stimulation and cellular responses of the body. It transmits information about the environmental light cycle, including the circadian and seasonal rhythms, to the relevant tissues and organs in the body, which, along with changes in its secretion level, ensures that its regulated functional activities are adapted in response to changes in the outside environment. Melatonin takes beneficial actions mainly through the interaction with specific membrane-bound receptors, termed MT
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