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How does melatonin control seasonal reproductive cycles?

J Arendt1, A M Symons, J English

  • 1Department of Biochemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K.

Summary

The duration of melatonin secretion signals photoperiod length to the pineal gland. Seasonal variations in sensitivity and lack of circadian influence are key factors in these photoperiodic responses.

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