Anti-Aging Research Science
Bone and Dental
Melatonin dietary supplement as an anti-aging therapy for age-related bone loss
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Posted on Jul 22, 2014, 2 p.m.
Dietary melatonin supplementation exerts beneficial effects on mass accrual and biomechanical properties of bone [rat]
Melatonin-treated animals display higher bone volume, bone trabecular number, trabecular thickness, and cortical thickness; as well as higher bone stiffness, flexural modulus, and ultimate load, compared to controls.
Tresguerres IF, Tamimi F, Eimar H, Barralet J, Prieto S, Torres J, Calvo-Guirado JL, Fernandez-Tresguerres JA. Rejuvenation Res. 2014 Mar 11.
