Source: Haemophilia  |  Posted 9 years ago

The neuroprotective effects of melatonin appear to be related to antioxidant and antiamyloidogenic features of the hormone, not to the involvement of melatonin receptors.

Researchers in the United States and Barcelona, Spain compared the free-radical scavenging potency of compounds with varying affinities for melatonin membrane receptors MLT 1a and 1b. They also assessed the Amyloid Beta (A[^]