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Review
. 2014 Sep 15;7(3):373-4.
Epub 2014 Sep 25.

Melatonin and cancer

A A Zamfir Chiru  1 , C R Popescu  2 , D C Gheorghe  3
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Review

Melatonin and cancer

A A Zamfir Chiru et al. J Med Life. .

Abstract

Melatonin plays an important role in cancer (tumor growth and metastasis) through different pathways and may have therapeutic significance.

Keywords: cancer; inhibitor; melantonin; receptors; redox processes.

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