-Caveat Lector-
On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Andrew Hennessey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>ps melatonin makes lizards and amphibians lighter in colour.
> melanin is the name of the pigment controlled by the melatonin hormone
Absolutely wrong; there is absolutely NO connection between melanin and
malatonin.
"...The brown pigment MELANIN is produced by specialized
cells in the pigment layer. These cells are called
MELANOCYTES. The higher the concentration of melanin,
the deeper the color of skin..."
"The pineal gland is small, pine-cone-shaped gland near
the roof of the third ventricle of the brain...It is
easily located in a child but becomes fibrous and encrusted
with calcium deposits as a person ages. The pineal gland
produces a number of hormones in very small quantities,
with MELATONIN being the most significant. Melantonin
inhibits the tropic hormones that affect the ovaries, and
it is thought to be involved in regulating the onset of
puberty and the menstrual cycle in women...Abnormal secretion
of or sensitivity to melatonin has recently been implicated
in a number of disorders. One dramatic example is so-called
'winter depression'..."
-- THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
Thibodeau/Patton
June
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