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Deacceleration of Brain Aging by Melatonin
Melatonin counteracts several pathophysiological processes that promote brain aging. A central feature of these aging-accelerating changes is low-grade brain inflammation, which may progressively aggravate, es...
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An Ancient Cellular Mechanism in the Tension Field between Energy Requirements and Destruction Avoidance
Circadian rhythmicity is a fundamental biological phenomenon of almost ubiquitous importance. This kind of an endogenous, innate oscillation with a period length of about a day is present in the majority of or...
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Circadian Rhythms and Oxidative Stress in Non-vertebrate Organisms
Several lines of evidence suggest that the circadian organization of living beings is important for avoiding excessive oxidative stress under physiological conditions. In the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra, ac...