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单词 melatonin
释义 melatonin
 /mel'euh toh"nin/, n. Physiol.
 a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin.
 [1955-60; < Gk méla(s) black + TONE + -IN2]
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