Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory activity of melatonin in a model of experimental arthritis

Abstract

The epiphyseal hormone melatonin (1 and 5 mg/kg) significantly limited locomotor and psychoemotional disorders, indicators of inflammation and immunological reactivity in rats with experimental adjuvant arthritis.

Keywords

melatonin / arthritis / inflammation / pain

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