PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Melatonin for jet lag?
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.1998.36215
DP  - 1998 Feb 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 15--16
VI  - 36
IP  - 2
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/36/2/15.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/36/2/15.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1998 Feb 01; 36
AB  - Melatonin is a serotonin derivative produced by the pineal gland. Variations in its secretion are thought to modulate circadian rhythms. Commercially synthesised melatonin is now being used to prevent jet lag although it is not licensed as a medicine in the UK. Here we review the value of melatonin for this use.