melatonin

melatonin

英 [,melə'təʊnɪn]
　　美 [,mɛlə'tonɪn]

n. 褪黑激素；N-乙酰-5-甲氧基色胺

中文詞源：

melatonin 褪黑激素

melan-,黑色的，-ton,延展性，彈性，詞源同tonic,-in,化學名詞後綴。該激素因可以通過使一種產生黑色素的細胞發亮，從而抑制黑色素生長而得名。

例句：

1. Objective : To study the counteraction of melatonin ( MT ) on the immunodepression induced by cyclophosphamide ( CY ) and dexamethasone ( DEX ).
目的: 研究褪黑素 ( melatonin,MT ) 對環磷酰胺 ( cyclophosphamide,CY ) 、地塞米松 ( dexamethasone, DEX ) 所致免疫低下的對抗作用.

2. They're only speculating that it's linked to decreased levels of melatonin.
他們隻是推測這跟退黑激素分泌減少有關.

3. The abundant melatonin levels in children is ` believed to inhibIt'sexual development.
孩童時期過多的褪黑激素水平被認為抑制瞭性的發育.

4. Method Pineal destruction and melatonin interference test were employed.
方法采用核團毀損、褪黑素及其合成抑制劑幹涉試驗.

5. Two , the safety profile of melatonin has not been seriously investigated.
對褪黑激素的安全性研究還不夠.