Analgesic effects of melatonin: a review of current evidence from experimental and clinical studies.

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Published in J Pineal Res on May 26, 2011

Authors

Michael Wilhelmsen1, Ilda Amirian, Russel J Reiter, Jacob Rosenberg, Ismail Gögenur

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark.

Associated clinical trials:

Study of Melatonin on Sleep, Pain, and Confusion After Joint Replacement Surgery | NCT01505465

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