Stem cell survival after transplantation impacted by melatonin pre-treatment

When melatonin, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland, was used as a pre-treatment for mesenchymal stem cells prior to their transplantation into the brains of laboratory animals to repair damage from stroke , researchers in China found that the stem cells survived longer after transplantation.

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