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Science 15 February 1985:
Vol. 227. no. 4688, pp. 714 - 720
DOI: 10.1126/science.3881822
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Science, Vol 227, Issue 4688, 714-720
Copyright © 1985 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Melatonin: a coordinating signal for mammalian reproduction?
L Tamarkin,
CJ Baird,
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OF Almeida
There is a daily rhythm in the production of the pineal hormone melatonin in all mammalian species. Production is stimulated by darkness and inhibited by light. This provides a signal reflecting the changing environmental lighting cycle. In seasonally breeding mammals that use changes in the photoperiod to time their reproductive cycles, temporal signals to the reproductive system are controlled by the daily rhythm in melatonin production.
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