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  2. Melatonin as a medication and supplement - Wikipedia

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    Immediate-release melatonin has a short elimination half-life of about 20 to 50 minutes. [22] [9] [10] Prolonged-release melatonin used as a medication has a half-life of 3.5 to 4 hours. [11] [8] Melatonin was discovered in 1958. [9]

  3. Biological half-life - Wikipedia

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    Absorption half-life 1 h, elimination half-life 12 h. Biological half-life (elimination half-life, pharmacological half-life) is the time taken for concentration of a biological substance (such as a medication) to decrease from its maximum concentration (C max) to half of C max in the blood plasma.

  4. Melatonin - Wikipedia

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    Melatonin, an indoleamine, is a natural compound produced by various organisms, including bacteria and eukaryotes. [1] Its discovery in 1958 by Aaron B. Lerner and colleagues stemmed from the isolation of a substance from the pineal gland of cows that could induce skin lightening in common frogs.

  5. 6-Hydroxymelatonin - Wikipedia

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    6-Hydroxymelatonin (6-OHM) is a naturally occurring, endogenous, major active metabolite of melatonin. [1] 6-Hydroxymelatonin is produced as a result of the enzymatic conversion of melatonin through hydroxylation. [2] Similar to melatonin, 6-OHM is a full agonist of the MT 1 and MT 2 receptors.

  6. Ramelteon - Wikipedia

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    Ramelteon is an analogue of melatonin and is a selective agonist of the melatonin MT 1 and MT 2 receptors. [3] The half-life and duration of ramelteon are much longer than those of melatonin. [7] Ramelteon is not a benzodiazepine or Z-drug and does not interact with GABA receptors, instead having a distinct mechanism of action. [3] [8]

  7. Effective half-life - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, since the radioactive decay contributes to the "physical (i.e. radioactive)" half-life, while the metabolic elimination processes determines the "biological" half-life of the radionuclide, the two act as parallel paths for elimination of the radioactivity, the effective half-life could also be represented by the formula: [1] [2]

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Dr. A. Thomas McLellan, the co-founder of the Treatment Research Institute, echoed that point. “Here’s the problem,” he said. Treatment methods were determined “before anybody really understood the science of addiction. We started off with the wrong model.” For families, the result can be frustrating and an expensive failure.

  9. α-Methylmelatonin - Wikipedia

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    α-Methylmelatonin, also known as α-methyl-5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine, is a synthetic tryptamine derivative and analogue of the monoamine neurotransmitter melatonin. [1] It is a metabolite of α-methyltryptophan, α-methyl-5-hydroxytryptophan, and α-methylserotonin that can be formed in small amounts via aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT).