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Melatonin /5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine/ is a lipid-soluble derivative of 5-hydroxytryptamine, which is produced normally in the pineal gland under the influence of sympathetic neural tone which is in turn governed by photoperiodic impacts. Melatonin secretion is maximal after the onset of darkness and its role in mediating photoperiodically regulated seasonal changes in reproductive activity and metabolism has been well established in most of the mammals studied so far /Goldman & Darrow, 1983; Stetson & WatsonWhitmyre, 1984/. Studies in rodents suggest that the biological effects of melatonin may be mediated by binding of melatonin to putative membrane receptors in target organs /Duncan et al., 1988; Cardinali et al., 1979; Cardinali & Vacas, 1981/.
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Persengiev, S.P., Atanasov, B., Kanchev, L.N. (1991). Effect of Melatonin on NaDH-Oxidoreductase Activity and Cyclic Nucleotide Levels in Rat Adrenals. In: Fraschini, F., Reiter, R.J. (eds) Role of Melatonin and Pineal Peptides in Neuroimmunomodulation. NATO ASI Series, vol 204. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3756-4_18
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