PINEAL-GLAND - INTERFACE BETWEEN THE PHOTOPERIODIC ENVIRONMENT AND THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

被引：176
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作者：
REITER, RJ
机构：
[1] Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78284-7762
来源：
TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM | 1991年 / 2卷 / 01期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I：
10.1016/1043-2760(91)90055-R
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
The photoperiodic message that the pineal gland conveys to the organism is encoded in the circadian melatonin rhythm. Melatonin is a ubiquitously acting hormone that mediates seasonal changes in reproduction in nonhuman mammals and may have reproductive consequences in humans as well. Additionally, melatonin may relate to the function of the immune system, hormone-responsive tumor growth, circadian rhythm disturbances, and a number of other processes.
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