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  • Title: Effects of photoperiod and temperature on rhythmic melatonin secretion from the pineal organ of the white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) in vitro.
    Author: Zachmann A, Falcon J, Knijff SC, Bolliet V, Ali MA.
    Journal: Gen Comp Endocrinol; 1992 Apr; 86(1):26-33. PubMed ID: 1505727.
    Abstract:
    The secretion rate of melatonin from cultured pineal organs of the white sucker was examined for several days under either a 12:12-hr light:dark (LD) cycle or continuous darkness (DD) at either 10 degrees or 20 degrees. The incubation medium was changed at 3-hr intervals and secreted melatonin was measured by RIA. Under a 12:12-hr LD cycle (0800 light on, 2000 light off) melatonin secretion was suppressed during the day and highly active at night, with larger amplitudes at 20 than at 10 degrees. In DD at 10 degrees no circadian rhythmicity in secretion was found in October or January, whereas at 20 degrees a circadian-like pattern was detected in pineals which were derived from animals reared at either 10 degrees or 20 degrees for 1 week prior to the experiment in October or January. The pineals in the DD experiment still responded to an additional 24-hr LD cycle at both temperatures even after 6 or more days. These results clearly reveal the influence of photoperiod and temperature on melatonin secretion of organ-cultured pineal glands. The existence of a circadian oscillator for melatonin secretion in the pineal gland of the white sucker is suggested.
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