Bartness T J, Goldman B D
Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303.
Experientia. 1989 Oct 15;45(10):939-45. doi: 10.1007/BF01953051.
The central role of the pineal gland and its hormone melatonin (MEL) in mammalian photoperiodic responses is discussed in terms of: 1) evidence for the involvement of MEL in photoperiodism, 2) which feature of the MEL secretion profile might be most important for regulating photoperiodic responses, 3) evidence for the modulation of responses to changes in daylength based on previous photoperiod exposure (i.e., photoperiodic history) and 4) how the MEL signal might be processed at its target sites to elicit physiological responses.
松果体及其激素褪黑素（MEL）在哺乳动物光周期反应中的核心作用将从以下几个方面进行讨论：1）褪黑素参与光周期现象的证据；2）褪黑素分泌模式的哪些特征可能对调节光周期反应最为重要；3）基于先前光周期暴露（即光周期历史）对日照长度变化的反应调节的证据；4）褪黑素信号在其靶位点如何被处理以引发生理反应。
