"Melatonin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A biogenic amine that is found in animals and plants. In mammals, melatonin is produced by the PINEAL GLAND. Its secretion increases in darkness and decreases during exposure to light. Melatonin is implicated in the regulation of SLEEP, mood, and REPRODUCTION. Melatonin is also an effective antioxidant.
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D008550
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.473.914.481 D06.472.506
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melatonin" by people in Profiles.
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Optimising sleep and performance during night float: A systematic review of evidence and implications for graduate medical education trainees. J Sleep Res. 2021 08; 30(4):e13212.
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Late bedtimes prevent circadian phase advances to morning bright light in adolescents. Chronobiol Int. 2018 11; 35(12):1748-1752.
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Human Adolescent Phase Response Curves to Bright White Light. J Biol Rhythms. 2017 08; 32(4):334-344.
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Estimating the dim light melatonin onset of adolescents within a 6-h sampling window: the impact of sampling rate and threshold method. Sleep Med. 2016 04; 20:59-66.
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Increased Sensitivity of the Circadian System to Light in Early/Mid-Puberty. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Nov; 100(11):4067-73.
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Phase advancing human circadian rhythms with morning bright light, afternoon melatonin, and gradually shifted sleep: can we reduce morning bright-light duration? Sleep Med. 2015 Feb; 16(2):288-97.
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A longitudinal assessment of sleep timing, circadian phase, and phase angle of entrainment across human adolescence. PLoS One. 2014; 9(11):e112199.
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Melatonin in the afternoons of a gradually advancing sleep schedule enhances the circadian rhythm phase advance. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Feb; 225(4):825-37.
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Fragile X syndrome and targeted treatment trials. Results Probl Cell Differ. 2012; 54:297-335.
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Human puberty: salivary melatonin profiles in constant conditions. Dev Psychobiol. 2012 May; 54(4):468-73.