Review
[Immunotropic properties of pineal melatonin]
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Russian]
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Review
[Immunotropic properties of pineal melatonin]
[Article in
Russian]
Eksp Klin Farmakol.
2002 Sep-Oct.
Abstract
An analysis of the presently available data shows that the principal pineal hormone melatonin is capable of influencing, both directly and indirectly, the state of the immune system. The immunotropic activity of this hormone can account for the stress-protective, antitumor, and antiviral effects of melatonin.
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