Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 246-250 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | News in Physiological Sciences |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology