The pineal gland secretes melatonin.
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Melatonin
//ˌmɛləˈtəʊnɪn//
Synonyms for "melatonin"
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30 translations across 30 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- մելատոնին noun (hormone)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- melatonin noun (hormone)
Belarusian
1 entries- мелатані́н noun (hormone)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мелатоним noun (hormone)
Catalan
1 entries- melatonina noun (hormone)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 褪黑素 noun (hormone)
Danish
1 entries- melatonin noun (hormone)
Dutch
1 entries- melatonine noun (hormone)
Finnish
1 entries- melatoniini noun (hormone)
French
1 entries- mélatonine noun (hormone)
Georgian
1 entries- მელატონინი noun (hormone)
German
1 entries- Melatonin noun (hormone)
Greek
1 entries- μελατονίνη noun (hormone)
Hungarian
1 entries- melatonin noun (hormone)
Irish
1 entries- meileatoinin noun (hormone)
Italian
1 entries- melatonina noun (hormone)
Japanese
1 entries- メラトニン noun (hormone)
Korean
1 entries- 멜라토닌 noun (hormone)
Latvian
1 entries- melatonīns noun (hormone)
Odia
1 entries- ମେଲାଟୋନିନ noun (hormone)
Persian
1 entries- ملاتونین noun (hormone)
Polish
1 entries- melatonina noun (hormone)
Russian
1 entries- мелатони́н noun (hormone)
Spanish
1 entries- melatonina noun (hormone)
Swedish
1 entries- melatonin noun (hormone)
Tamil
1 entries- மெலட்டோனின் noun (hormone)
Thai
1 entries- เมลาโทนิน noun (hormone)
Turkish
1 entries- melatonin noun (hormone)
Ukrainian
1 entries- мелатоні́н noun (hormone)
Welsh
1 entries- melatonin noun (hormone)
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Chief among them, says Buchanan, is melatonin, a hormone stimulated by darkness to play a key role in regulating the sleep-wake cycle and cell division. Scientists say reduced melatonin production is a likely factor in the significantly higher cancer rates in night workers, and they propose that modern night lighting contributes to the larger incidence of some cancers in the industrial world.
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Melatonin helps to regulate circadian rhythms.
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How exactly melatonin relates to sleep is still not understood.
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