The Effect of Melatonin on Metabolism and the Sleep-Wake Cycle
Daria Sergeenva Kurdiukova,
Gusen Muratovich Gasanbekov,
Bogdan Vladimirovich Pavlov
et al.
Abstract:The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of melatonin on metabolism and the implementation of the sleep-wake cycle. Methodology. Publications for this review were collected from PubMed, MedLine, and Google Scholar databases. Results. Melatonin is the main hormone that communicates the main circadian clock, located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus, and the peripheral biological clock located in brain cells and other organs. Melatonin production is related to day and night cycles,… Show more
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