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Science 24 December 1976:
Vol. 194. no. 4272, pp. 1441 - 1443
DOI: 10.1126/science.1006311
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Science, Vol 194, Issue 4272, 1441-1443
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Melatonin: effects on the circadian locomotor rhythm of sparrows

FW Turek, JP McMillan, and M Menaker

The continuous administration of low levels of melatonin via intraperitoneally placed Silastic capsules either (i) shortened the free-running period of activity or (ii) induced continuous activity in house sparrows (Passer domesticus) maintained in constant darkness. After the melatonin-filled capsules were removed, the period of the circadian rhythm of activity lengthened in rhythmic birds and normal rhythmicity was restored in continuously active birds. The results suggest that melatonin is involved in the physiological control of circadian rhythmicity in sparrows.


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