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Mammalian pineal melatonin: A clock for all seasons
Authors:T J Bartness  B D Goldman
Institution:(1) Departments of Psychology and Biology, Georgia State University, 30303 Atlanta, Georgia, USA;(2) Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Box U-154, 06268 Storrs, Connecticut, USA
Abstract:Summary The central role of the pineal gland and its hormone melatonin (MEL) in mammalian photoperiodic responses is discussed in terms of: 1) evidence for the involvement of MEL in photoperiodism, 2) which feature of the MEL secretion profile might be most important for regulating photoperiodic responses, 3) evidence for the modulation of responses to changes in daylength based on previous photoperiod exposure (i.e., photoperiodic history) and 4) how the MEL signal might be processed at its target sites to elicit physiological responses.
Keywords:Melatonin  pineal gland  photoperiodism
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