| Author/Editor | Pavlin, Rudi | |
| Title | Melatonin | |
| Translated title | Melatonin | |
| Type | članek | |
| Source | Zdrav Vestn | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 66, št. 6 | |
| Publication year | 1997 | |
| Volume | str. 313-20 | |
| Language | slo | |
| Abstract | Chemistry, gensis and functions of melatonin are briefly described. Recent findings about its potential use as a drug for prophylaxis and treatment of several diseases in human medicine is reviewed. A special emphasis is devoted to its antioxidative activity. Some indications for its use as a drug and appropriate dosis regimens are presented. | |
| Summary | V članku so na kratko opisane kemične lastnosti, nastajanje in delovanje melatonina. Podan je pregled dosedanjih dognanj v zvezi z uporabo melatonina pri profilaksi in zdravljenju bolezni človeka. Poseben poudarek je na njegovi antioksidativni aktivnosti. Predstavljeno je tudi nekaj indikacij in smernic za način rabe melatonina v medicini. | |
| Descriptors | MELATONIN |