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  1. Dept. of Pharmacy, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil

    C. A. M. Medeiros

  2. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Rua Prof. Costa Mendes 1608, 4 andar, CEP 60430-040, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil

    P. F. Carvalhedo de Bruin, L. A. Lopes, M. C. Magalhães & V. M. Sales de Bruin

  3. Dept. of Psychobiology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil

    M. de Lourdes Seabra

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Medeiros, C.A.M., Carvalhedo de Bruin, P.F., Lopes, L.A. et al. Melatonin in Parkinson’s disease. J Neurol 255, 759 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0788-8

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