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The mammalian pineal gland receives information about the length of the daily photoperiod, and via secretion of melatonin from the gland, this information is transmitted to other areas in the central nervous system, particular areas involved in neuroendocrine regulation (Reiter, 1989). The neuronal pathway transmitting the information from the retina to the pineal gland involves the optic nerve, the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the superior cervical ganglion (Korf and Møller, 1985). However, several parts of this pathway in unknown.
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Møller, M., Mikkelsen, J.D., Phansuwan-Pujito, P. (1991). Demonstration of Nerve Fibers Immunoreactive to Met-Enkephalin, Leu-Enkephalin, and ß-Endorphin in the Bovine Pineal Gland. 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_2
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