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Introduction. Melatonin and the light-dark zeitgeber in vertebrates, invertebrates and unicellular organisms

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The Editors wish to thank Dr. Burkhard Poeggeler for having coordinated this review.

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Poeggeler, B. Introduction. Melatonin and the light-dark zeitgeber in vertebrates, invertebrates and unicellular organisms. Experientia 49, 611–613 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923940

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