Melatonin signalling

Layer 3 — Biologyin the chronobiology subtree

N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine released by the pineal gland at night under SCN control. Signals darkness; feeds back onto SCN (MT1) and mediates seasonal reproductive changes (MT2). Therapeutic for circadian-misalignment disorders.

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