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What is melatonin? How does its concentration change during day and night?
•Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal body.
•It is an internal signal for “darkness”.
•Thus, it increases during night and decreases by day.
•It is an internal signal for “darkness”.
•Thus, it increases during night and decreases by day.
