MELATONIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does melatonin mean? 

• MELATONIN (noun)
  The noun MELATONIN has 1 sense:

1. hormone secreted by the pineal gland

  Familiarity information: MELATONIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MELATONIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hormone secreted by the pineal gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("melatonin" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

 Context examples 

With respect to its anti-obesity effects, melatonin tackles excess weight on two levels (targets).

(Study confirms melatonin helps burn calories and curbs weight gain, University of Granada)

In addition, melatonin possesses antioxidative and immunoregulatory properties via regulating other neurotransmitters.

(Melatonin, NCI Thesaurus)

Melatonin receptor type 1B (362 aa, ~40 kDa) is encoded by the human MTNR1B gene.

(Melatonin Receptor Type 1B, NCI Thesaurus)

Results showed about a 58 percent increase in their nighttime melatonin levels, the chemical that signals your body that it is time to sleep.

(Artificial Light of Digital Devices Lessens Sleep Quality, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The melatonin was negatively associated with oxidative stress indices and inflammation markers, indicating that its production was due to a compensatory response of the body to combat the inflammatory process.

(New study sheds fresh light on the genetic mechanisms involved in sepsis, the leading cause of death in ICUs, University of Granada)

Examples include niacinamide for arthritis and melatonin to prevent breast cancer.

(Orthomolecular Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of melatonin hormone present in a sample.

(Melatonin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A small endocrine gland in the brain, situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum, that secretes melatonin.

(Pineal gland, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the melatonin hormone in a biological specimen.

(Melatonin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin.

(Pineal body, NCI Dictionary)