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Evidence for an Endocrine Function of the Human Pineal Gland

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Research to date indicates that the human pineal gland synthesizes and secretes hormones which probably influence the functioning of the neuro-endocrine axis. There is no basis for the idea that the human pineal becomes less functional with age, or as it becomes calcified.

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  1. The Department of Anatomy, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78284, USA

    Dr. R. J. Reiter

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

    Isaac Nir

  2. Department of Anatomy, The University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA

    Russel J. Reiter

  3. Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Regulation, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard J. Wurtman

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Reiter, R.J. (1978). Evidence for an Endocrine Function of the Human Pineal Gland. In: Nir, I., Reiter, R.J., Wurtman, R.J. (eds) The Pineal Gland. Journal of Neural Transmission, vol 13. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4427-5_18

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