[Development of the views on the function of the pineal gland].
Physiology has been collecting the knowledge about the functional significance of the pineal gland during the last 30 years. The recent scientific knowledge about the physiological functions of this gland is compared with the historical development of the views about the role of the pineal gland in the human body.
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Univerzita Karlova v Praze, prírodovĕdecká fakulta, katedra fyziologie zivocichů a vývojové biologie. strun@natur.cuni.cz
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008550:Melatonin / Q000502:physiology; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000502:physiology*
D008550:Melatonin