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    • Evidence of a role for melatonin in fetal sheep physiology: direct actions of melatonin on fetal cerebral ... 
      Torres Farfán, Claudia; Valenzuela, Francisco J.; Mondaca, Mauricio; Valenzuela, Guillermo J.; Krause, Bernardo; Herrera Videla, Emilio; Riquelme González, Raquel; Llanos Mansilla, Jorge; Serón Ferré, María (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2008-08-15)
      Although the fetal pineal gland does not secrete melatonin, the fetus is exposed to melatonin of maternal origin. In the non-human primate fetus, melatonin acts as a trophic hormone for the adrenal gland, stimulating ...