Maternal serum melatonin increases during pregnancy and falls immediately after delivery implicating the placenta as a major source of melatonin

Ejaz, HaroonFigaro, Juliana K.Woolner, Andrea M FViju Jose Thottakam, Bensita MaryGalley, Helen F2021-02-182021-02-182021-02-18Ejaz, H, Figaro, J K, Woolner, A M F, Viju Jose Thottakam, B M & Galley, H F 2021, 'Maternal serum melatonin increases during pregnancy and falls immediately after delivery implicating the placenta as a major source of melatonin', Frontiers in Endocrinology, vol. 11, 623038. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.6230381664-2392ORCID: /0000-0002-5320-9540/work/90173793PubMedCentral: PMC7930478https://hdl.handle.net/2164/15883FUNDING The work was funded by non-specific institutional sources. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We wish to thank Emil Peshtenski for technical support and all the pregnant ladies who generously participated in this work.81018097engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingmelatoninmelatonin (6-sulfatoxymelatonin)pregnancyplacentaantioxidantR MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismRMaternal serum melatonin increases during pregnancy and falls immediately after delivery implicating the placenta as a major source of melatoninJournal article10.3389/fendo.2020.623038http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85102111493&partnerID=8YFLogxK11