TY - JOUR
T1 - Melatonin
T2 - Lowering the high price of free radicals
AU - Reiter, Russel J.
PY - 2000/10
Y1 - 2000/10
N2 - The endogenous antioxidative defense system reduces molecular toxicity of oxygen and nitrogen-based reactive species. Melatonin is an efficient direct and indirect antioxidant. It detoxifies the highly reactive hydroxyl radical and neutralizes other toxic species, including singlet oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, and peroxynitrite anion, and stimulates several antioxidative enzymes.
AB - The endogenous antioxidative defense system reduces molecular toxicity of oxygen and nitrogen-based reactive species. Melatonin is an efficient direct and indirect antioxidant. It detoxifies the highly reactive hydroxyl radical and neutralizes other toxic species, including singlet oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide, and peroxynitrite anion, and stimulates several antioxidative enzymes.
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U2 - 10.1152/physiologyonline.2000.15.5.246
DO - 10.1152/physiologyonline.2000.15.5.246
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0004608585
SN - 0886-1714
VL - 15
SP - 246
EP - 250
JO - News in Physiological Sciences
JF - News in Physiological Sciences
IS - 5
ER -