There is growing interest in the field of melatonin research regarding its neurobiological mechanisms as well as its repercussions in clinical practice. Melatonin: Therapeutic Value and Neuroprotection explores melatonin's neuroprotective effects and discusses the therapeutic potential of melatonin and melatonin agonists in treating neurodegenerati

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Title Page
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Dedication
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1 Melatonin Production and Bioavailability
2 Deviations of Melatonin Levels and Signaling in Aging and Diseases
3 Pineal Gland Volume and Melatonin
4 Melatonin's Beneficial Effects in Metabolic Syndrome with Therapeutic Applications
5 Therapeutic Applications of Melatonin in Pediatrics
6 6 Neuroprotective Effect of Melatonin on Perinatal Hypoxia-Ischemia
7 Melatonin as a Therapeutic Agent for Sepsis
8 O Melatonin's Cardioprotective Role
9 Melatonin Therapeutic Value and Neuroprotection in Stroke
10 Melatonin's Antiapoptotic Activity in Neurodegenerative Diseases
11 MT2 Melatonin Receptors
12 Melatonin
13 Melatonin Signaling in the Control of Plasmodium Development and Replication
14 Melatonin Regulator of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis
15 Comparison of Neuroprotective Effect of Melatonin in the Nigrostriatal and Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Systems of the Zitter Rat
16 Melatonin's Neuroprotective Role in Parkinson's Disease
17 Neuroprotective Role of Melatonin in Glaucoma
18 Melatonin Receptors and Their Preventive Role in Carcinogenesis
19 Enhancement of Antitumor Activity of Ursolic Acid by Melatonin in Colon Cancer Cells
20 Synthetic Melatonin Receptor Ligands
21 Evaluation of Synthetic Melatonin Analog Antioxidant Compounds
22 Melatonin's Analogues in Glaucoma
23 Melatonergic Drugs as Therapeutic Agents for Insomnia and Depressive Disorders
24 Agomelatine A Neuroprotective Agent with Clinical Utility beyond Depression and Anxiety
25 Melatonergic Antidepressant Agomelatine in Depressive and Anxiety Disorders
26 Effects of Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs in Transgenic Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease
27 Melatonin's Mitochondrial Protective Role in Alzheimer's Mice Role of Melatonin Receptors
28 Melatonin and Its Therapeutic Implications in Injuries of the Developing Brain and Retina
29 Melatonin's Protection against Human Prion- Mediated Neurotoxicity
30 Melatonin's Protection against Methamphetamine Toxicity in Neuroblastoma Cells
31 Melatonin's Beneficial Effects on Dopaminergic Neurons in the Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease
32 Antiepileptic Effects of Melatonin
33 Analgesic Effects of Melatonin
35 Role of Melatonin in Collagen Synthesis
36 Melatonin Use in Peripheral Nerve Injury
37 Neuroprotective Role of Melatonin and Its Agonists
37 Melatonin Pharmacological Aspects and Clinical Trends
40 Protective Effects of Melatonin in Radiation-Induced Nephrotoxicity
41 Melatonin and Familial Mediterranean Fever
42 Effects of Melatonin on Osteoblastic and Osteoclastic Activities of Bone Tissue
43 Phyto-Melatonin
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