Melatonin activity and receptor expression in endometrial tissue and endometriosis

• Published in: Human reproduction (Oxford) Vol. 34; no. 7; pp. 1215 - 1224
• Main Authors: Mosher, A A, Tsoulis, M W, Lim, J, Tan, C, Agarwal, S K, Leyland, N A, Foster, W G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 08.07.2019
• Subjects: Gynaecology; Original; MR1A; MR1B; endometriosis; endometrium; CRL1671 cells; epithelial; melatonin; melatonin receptors

Are melatonin receptors (melatonin receptor 1A (MR1A) and melatonin receptor 1B (MR1B)) expressed in human endometrium and endometriotic tissue, and does melatonin affect endometrial cell proliferation? Melatonin receptors are expressed in human eutopic endometrium, endometriomas and peritoneal lesi...