Melatonin hype hard to swallow

F. W. Turek

doi:10.1038/379295a0

Melatonin hype hard to swallow

F. W. Turek^*

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Neurobiology

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Abstract

Melatonin is being touted as the latest cure-all. But in their eagerness to explain to the public the possible health benefits of this natural hormone, the mass media as well as some scientists have misrepresented the scientific data.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	295-296
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	379
Issue number	6563
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/379295a0
State	Published - Feb 2 1996

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