Effects of Pineal Gland Neurohormone Melatonin on Cancer Cells in the Human Central Nervous System
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Yiğit Uyanıkgil1,2, Kubilay Doğan Kılıç1 and Mehmet Turgut3* 1Department of Histology and Embryology, Ege University, School of Medicine, Turkey 2Cord Blood, Cell-Tissue Research and Application Center, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey 3Department of Neurosurgery, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey *Corresponding author: Mehmet Turgut, Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Turkey, Tel: +90 256 2134874; Fax: +90. 256.2120146; E-mail: [email protected]
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