Melatonin in Pain Modulation: Analgesic or Proalgesic?
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Melatonin in Pain Modulation: Analgesic or Proalgesic?
Melatonin, as an endogenous hormone produced mainly in the pineal gland in a clear circadian fashion, has diverse physiological functions, such as the control of circadian rhythms, sleep regulation, antioxidant, etc. Recently, accumulating researches about melatonin and pain have been reported. In this review, comparison and summary about analgesic/proalgesic effect of melatonin in inflammatory...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pain Studies and Treatment
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2329-3268,2329-3276
DOI: 10.4236/pst.2014.22009