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8269019

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
In the pineal gland, the photoperiodic information is translated into a chemical message, the nocturnal secretion of melatonin. The duration of this secretion is proportional to the length of the night and this is the way by which the photoperiodic information is integrated at the level of the central nervous system. It is now possible with melatonin to mime the effects of photoperiod on the reproductive axis. The daily melatonin secretion is directly generated in the circadian biological clock. Consequently, the periodic secretion of melatonin might be used as a circadian zeitgeber, able to entrain some circadian functions: it is thus possible to act with melatonin on circadian rhythms. At very large doses, melatonin seems to be able to act directly on gonads.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1165-1083
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
727-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[Present and future of melatonin in human and animal reproduction functions].
pubmed:affiliation
CNRS-URA 1332, Université L. Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review