Articles by author - Russel J Reiter


Potential biological consequences of excessive light exposure: melatonin suppression, DNA damage, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

: This brief review summarizes some of the biological effects of light exposure at an inappropriate time (during the normal dark period) a.....

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Melatonin: reducing molecular pathology and dysfunction due to free radicals and associated reactants.

: Endogenously produced metabolites of ground state oxygen are highly reactive and destructive to intracellular and extracellular molecule.....

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