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1Regulation of antioxidant enzymes: a significant role for melatoninJournal of Pineal Research20041,745
2One molecule, many derivatives: A never‐ending interaction of melatonin with reactive oxygen and nitrogen species?Journal of Pineal Research20071,394
3Melatonin as an antioxidant: under promises but over deliversJournal of Pineal Research20161,208
4Melatonin as a natural ally against oxidative stress: a physicochemical examinationJournal of Pineal Research2011984
5Melatonin in edible plants identified by radioimmunoassay and by high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometryJournal of Pineal Research1995922
6A review of the evidence supporting melatonin's role as an antioxidantJournal of Pineal Research1995781
7Melatonin: an ancient molecule that makes oxygen metabolically tolerableJournal of Pineal Research2015772
8Beneficial pleiotropic actions of melatonin in an experimental model of septic shock in mice: regulation of pro‐/anti‐inflammatory cytokine network, protection against oxidative damage and anti‐apoptotic effectsJournal of Pineal Research2005714
9The potential of melatonin in reducing morbidity?mortality after craniocerebral traumaJournal of Pineal Research2007713
10On the free radical scavenging activities of melatonin's metabolites, AFMK and AMKJournal of Pineal Research2013702
11Melatonin: a well‐documented antioxidant with conditional pro‐oxidant actionsJournal of Pineal Research2014678
12Functions of melatonin in plants: a reviewJournal of Pineal Research2015671
13The chemistry of melatonin's interaction with reactive speciesJournal of Pineal Research2003635
14The dark side of light at night: physiological, epidemiological, and ecological consequencesJournal of Pineal Research2007628
15Oxidative stress impairs oocyte quality and melatonin protects oocytes from free radical damage and improves fertilization rateJournal of Pineal Research2008564
16Melatonin promotes water‐stress tolerance, lateral root formation, and seed germination in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)Journal of Pineal Research2013525
17A review of the molecular aspects of melatonin’s anti‐inflammatory actions: recent insights and new perspectivesJournal of Pineal Research2013522
18The timed infusion paradigm for melatonin delivery: What has it taught us about the melatonin signal, its reception, and the photoperiodic control of seasonal responses?Journal of Pineal Research1993502
19Extrapineal melatonin: analysis of its subcellular distribution and daily fluctuationsJournal of Pineal Research2012502
20Melatonin promotes seed germination under high salinity by regulating antioxidant systems, ABA and GA4 interaction in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)Journal of Pineal Research2014475
21Melatonin mitigates mitochondrial malfunctionJournal of Pineal Research2005471
22The immunoneuroendocrine role of melatoninJournal of Pineal Research1993470
23The mitigation effects of exogenous melatonin on salinity‐induced stress in Malus hupehensisJournal of Pineal Research2012469
24Melatonin, hydroxyl radical-mediated oxidative damage, and aging: A hypothesisJournal of Pineal Research1993467
25Mitochondria and chloroplasts as the original sites of melatonin synthesis: a hypothesis related to melatonin's primary function and evolution in eukaryotesJournal of Pineal Research2013465
26Melatonin: a hormone, a tissue factor, an autocoid, a paracoid, and an antioxidant vitaminJournal of Pineal Research2003458
27Melatonin, energy metabolism, and obesity: a reviewJournal of Pineal Research2014445
28A proposed mechanism to explain the stimulatory effect of melatonin on antioxidative enzymesJournal of Pineal Research2005436
29Kynuramines, metabolites of melatonin and other indoles: the resurrection of an almost forgotten class of biogenic aminesJournal of Pineal Research2009431
30Long‐term exogenous application of melatonin delays drought‐induced leaf senescence in appleJournal of Pineal Research2013428
31Melatonin and endoplasmic reticulum stress: relation to autophagy and apoptosisJournal of Pineal Research2015414
32Delayed senescence of apple leaves by exogenous melatonin treatment: toward regulating the ascorbate–glutathione cycleJournal of Pineal Research2012399
33Protective effects of melatonin in reducing oxidative stress and in preserving the fluidity of biological membranes: a reviewJournal of Pineal Research2014399
34Human Melatonin Suppression by Light is Intensity DependentJournal of Pineal Research1989389
35Melatonin, the circadian multioscillator system and health: the need for detailed analyses of peripheral melatonin signalingJournal of Pineal Research2012386
36Human Melatonin Production Decreases With AgeJournal of Pineal Research1986381
37The effects of prior light history on the suppression of melatonin by light in humansJournal of Pineal Research2002369
38Melatonin biosynthesis in plants: multiple pathways catalyze tryptophan to melatonin in the cytoplasm or chloroplastsJournal of Pineal Research2016366
39Melatonin, mitochondria, and cellular bioenergeticsJournal of Pineal Research2001356
40Distribution of melatonin in mammalian tissues: The relative importance of nuclear versus cytosolic localizationJournal of Pineal Research1993354
41A survey of molecular details in the human pineal gland in the light of phylogeny, structure, function and chronobiological diseasesJournal of Pineal Research2011354
42The role of melatonin in the cells of the innate immunity: a reviewJournal of Pineal Research2013352
43Non‐vertebrate melatoninJournal of Pineal Research2003351
44Role of melatonin in alleviating cold stress in Arabidopsis thalianaJournal of Pineal Research2014346
45Protective effect of melatonin against chlorophyll degradation during the senescence of barley leavesJournal of Pineal Research2009344
46Melatonin, cardiolipin and mitochondrial bioenergetics in health and diseaseJournal of Pineal Research2010343
47Melatonin reprogramming of gut microbiota improves lipid dysmetabolism in high‐fat diet‐fed miceJournal of Pineal Research2018338
48Melatonin prevents endothelial cell pyroptosis via regulation of long noncoding RNA MEG3/miR‐223/NLRP3 axisJournal of Pineal Research2018328
49Melatonin and inflammation—Story of a double‐edged bladeJournal of Pineal Research2018322
50The human pineal gland and melatonin in aging and Alzheimer's diseaseJournal of Pineal Research2005318