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The Pineal gland is known as the 'Hormone of darkness'
melatonin
The pineal gland represents a kind of atrophied ______
photoreceptor
The primary function of the pinealocytes is the secretion of the hormone ______
melatonin
In humans, the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus communicates the message of darkness to the ______
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Research has also shown the decline in the number of pinealocytes by way of ______ as the age of the organism increases
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Melatonin is secreted in ______ in both day-active and night-active
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The pineal gland consists mainly of ______
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The pineal gland is linked to a light-sensing organ, known as the parietal eye, which is also called the pineal eye or third ______
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The pineal gland may be mistaken for a ______
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The pinealocytes are derived from ______ cells
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