zdorПроблемы здоровья и экологииHealth and Ecology Issues2220-09672708-6011Gomel State Medical University10.51523/2708-6011.2011-8-3-26zdor-1143Research ArticleЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНАЯ МЕДИЦИНА И БИОЛОГИЯEXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGYМЕЛАТОНИН: МЕДИКО-БИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ФУНКЦИИMELATONINE: MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONSНаумовА. В.NaumovA. V.noemail@neicon.ruКонюхЕ. А.KonyuhE. A.noemail@neicon.ruГродненский государственный медицинский университетGrodno State Medical University20112809201103132136Copyright © Наумов А.В., Конюх Е.А., 20112011Наумов А.В., Конюх Е.А.Naumov A.V., Konyuh E.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.gsmu.by/jour/article/view/1143

В обзоре литературы рассматривается физиологическая роль мелатонина, механизмы его синтеза и катаболизма, а также медицинские аспекты его применения на основании экспериментальных и клинических исследований.

The literature review gives consideration to the physiological role of melatonin, mechanisms of its synthesis and catabolism and also the medical aspects of its application on the basis of experimental and clinical research.

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