Frowein A, Lapin V
Experientia. 1979 Dec 15;35(12):1681. doi: 10.1007/BF01953270.
Sham-pinealectomy, performed under different light conditons in newborn and adult rats, is followed by changes of pineal activity resulting in variations of melatonin content. The pineal glands of rats sham-operated under white light produce significantly less melatonin. In contrast, glands of rats operated on under red light show a melatonin content corresponding to that of intact rats. This result implies that normal white light causes a disturbance in melatonin production by a non-retinal pathway.
在新生和成年大鼠的不同光照条件下进行假松果体切除术后，松果体活动会发生变化，导致褪黑素含量改变。在白光下进行假手术的大鼠松果体产生的褪黑素明显较少。相比之下，在红光下进行手术的大鼠松果体的褪黑素含量与完整大鼠的相当。这一结果表明，正常白光通过非视网膜途径干扰褪黑素的产生。
