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Record 1 2003-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Food Industries
DEF

5-methoxy-N-acetyl tryptamine, a hormone synthesized by the pineal gland, which produces marked lightening of dermal pigmentation in amphibians by stimulating the aggregation of melanosomes in melanophores, and inhibits gonad development and influences estrus in mammals.

OBS

Used as a food supplement products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Neurotransmetteur synthétisé dans l'épiphyse à partir de la sérotonine et qui joue un rôle essentiel dans les rythmes biologiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Industria alimentaria
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