When the periods of oscillation are correlated, even in the absence of direct coupling, it is likely that the under- pinning molecular mechanisms are shared. This is because molecular factors that modify the period of one rhythm, within a particular organism, may result in covariance in the ...
melatonin in infants; pineal gland; noradrenaline; pinealocytes; Lhx4-Homebox; chrononutrition; circadian rhythm1. Introduction The pulsatile circadian synthesis and secretion of melatonin in the darkness of the night is an essential unique feature of the pineal gland within circadian timing functions...