Potential Crosstalk between Fructose and Melatonin: A New Role of Melatonin—Inhibiting the Metabolic Effects of Fructose

Figure 4

Effects of fructose and fructose plus melatonin in the heart/body weight ratio (a) and liver/body weight ratio (b) of the newborns (3–5 days), from mothers fed daily with standard diet (control) or supplemented with fructose-rich syrups or fructose plus melatonin. Different from control, , one-way ANOVA, Newman–Keuls posttest. Fructose versus fructose + melatonin. The protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Bío-Bío.

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