Physiology and clinical use of melatonin Author

Author Richard Wurtman, MD Cecil H Green Distinguished Professor Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology Disclosures: Consultant/Advisory Boards: Danone Medical Foods (Alzheimer's disease); Centre Int'l Research Servier (pain, personalized medicine). Patent Holder: Back Bay Scientific (medical uses of nutrients (inventor, patents held by MIT)). Section Editor Peter J Snyder, MD Editor-in-Chief — Endocrinology Section Editor — Pituitary Disease Section Editor — Male Reproductive Endocrinology Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Disclosures: Grant/Research Support: Abbott (male reproduction); Novartis (Cushing's); Ipsen (Acromegaly). Deputy Editor Kathryn A Martin, MD Senior Deputy Editor — UpToDate Deputy Editor — Endocrinology and Patient Information Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Disclosures: Employee of UpToDate, Inc.