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===== Melatonin ===== | ===== Melatonin ===== | ||
- | Melatonin is a naturally-occurring hormone found in most animals, including humans, and some other living organisms. In low levels, not unlike [[home: | + | Melatonin is a naturally-occurring hormone found in most animals, including humans, and some other living organisms. In low levels, not unlike [[home: |
- | Humans do not "get melatonin from the sun." Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland in a process which occurs more actively during the night.(({{pubmed> | + | Humans do not "get melatonin from the sun." Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland in a process which occurs more actively during the night.(({{pmid> |
Normally, the production of melatonin by the pineal gland is inhibited by light and permitted by darkness. For this reason melatonin has been called "the hormone of darkness." | Normally, the production of melatonin by the pineal gland is inhibited by light and permitted by darkness. For this reason melatonin has been called "the hormone of darkness." | ||
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===== Notes and comments ===== | ===== Notes and comments ===== | ||
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* Legacy content | * Legacy content | ||
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- | ===== References ===== | + | ===== References =====</ |