Vol. 26 (5) 2005 Neuro endocrinology letters

The effects of periodic alteration of the temperature on the rhythmic melatonin release of explanted chicken pineals.

: The melatonin rhythm of cultured chicken pineal cells can be synchronized by cyclic environmental effects. Unlike the effects of light on the melatonin secretion, those of the temperature changes are much less known. Similarly, only a few data are available on the interactions between environmental illumination and periodic temperatur.....