Owing to melatonin's antioxidant properties, the use of melatonin for the prevention of postoperative pericardial adhesion formation has been investigated. Twelve dogs received pericardial abrasions to promote adhesion and were randomized to receive either melatonin 10 mg/kg plus ethanol 5% in 10 mL sodium chloride or 10 mL sodium chloride dilution with ethanol 5%.
Definition of multifactorial. 1  1 : having characters or a mode of inheritance dependent on a number of genes at different loci. 2  2 or multifactorplay \-Ëfak-tÉr\ : having, involving, or produced by a variety of elements or causes.
A tutorial is a method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and specific than a book or a lecture, a tutorial seeks to teach by example and supply the information to complete a certain task. A tutorial can be taken in many forms, ranging from a set of instructions to complete a task to an interactive problem solving session (usually in academia).