Vol. 22 (6) 2001 Neuro endocrinology letters

Melatonin shortens the survival rate of Ehrlich ascites-inoculated mice.

UNLABELLED: OBJECTIVES Pineal gland may have a role in organism's protection against cancer. Melatonin as well as still unidentified low-weight molecular pineal substance(s) have been reported to have growth inhibitory effect on different tumor cells. We tested the influence of melatonin and of a bovine pineal extract on the survival ra.....