Immunocytochemical localization of melat
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Coto-Montes, Ana M. ;Rodríguez-Colunga, María J. ;Tolivia, Delio ;Menéndez-Peláe
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background: The Harderian gland (HG) is a tubulo-alveolar gland found within the ocular orbit of animals which present a nictitating membrane. The Harderian gland is regarded as an extrapineal melatonin producing organ and both, photoperiod and melatonin have been shown to exert an important ro