Comparative aspects of the pineal/melatonin system of poikilothermic vertebrates
@article{Filadelfi1996ComparativeAO, title={Comparative aspects of the pineal/melatonin system of poikilothermic vertebrates}, author={Ana Maria Caliman Filadelfi and A M Castrucci}, journal={Journal of Pineal Research}, year={1996}, volume={20} }
Abstract: The pineal gland of poikilothermic vertebrates originates as an evagination from the diencephalic roof between the habenular and the posterior commissures, and associates with a parapineal organ to form the so‐called pineal complex. The pinealocytes may be photosensitive, secretory or intermediate cells between both. Melatonin, the indoleamine secreted by the pineal, exhibits a circadian secretory rhythm that conveys environmental information to the organism. The peak melatonin…
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