Endocrine Reviews· 2018Q1· Review
Melatonin as a Hormone: New Physiological and Clinical Insights
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- 2018year
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Melatonin, produced by the pineal gland during the night, acts as a biological time-domain molecule coordinating physiological adaptations to day/night cycles and seasons, and maternal melatonin primes fetal development for these cycles.
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