Melatonin stabilizes age-dependent alterations in erythrocyte membrane induced by ‘Artificial Light at Night’ in a chronodisrupted model of rat

•Erythrocyte is an established model to study membrane and redox changes.•The effect of melatonin on erythrocyte membrane is not completely understood.•Artificial light alters membrane transporters and redox homeostasis during aging.•Melatonin protects ion transporter activity and maintains membrane integrity.