Assertion: melatonin | /r/CapableOf | protect some blood cell precursors
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text: In vitro, melatonin seems to act in the augmenting of natural killer T-cell activity, stimulating certain cell signals called cytokines; it may also protect some blood cell precursors from the toxic effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, according to a 2001 study by Maestroni.