ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2019
Maternal Photoperiodic Programming: Melatonin and Seasonal Synchronization Before Birth.
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- Perinatal Photoperiod Has Long-Term Effects on the Rest-Activity Cycle and Sleep in Male and Female Mice.Journal of biological rhythms · 2025Article
- Melatonin biosynthesis and regulation in reproduction.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Effects of age and sex on photoperiod modulation of nucleus accumbens monoamine content and release in adolescence and adulthood.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2024Article
- Melatonin and its Emerging Physiological Role in Reproduction: A Review and Update.Current molecular medicine · 2024Review
- An epidemiological study of season of birth, mental health, and neuroimaging in the UK Biobank.PloS one · 2024Article
- Ambient Temperature Effects on the Spring and Autumn Somatic Growth Trajectory Show Plasticity in the Photoneuroendocrine Response Pathway in the Tundra Vole.Journal of biological rhythms · 2023Article
- Differential temperature effects on photoperiodism in female voles: A possible explanation for declines in vole populations.Molecular ecology · 2022Article
- Melatonin and Myo-Inositol: Supporting Reproduction from the Oocyte to Birth.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Pineal gland transcriptomic profiling reveals the differential regulation of lncRNA and mRNA related to prolificacy in STH sheep with two FecB genotypes.BMC genomic data · 2021Article
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Abstract
This mini-review considers the phenomenon of maternal photoperiodic programming (MPP). In order to match neonatal development to environmental conditions at the time of birth, mammals use melatonin produced by the maternal pineal gland as a transplacental signal representing ambient photoperiod. Melatonin acts via receptors in the fetal pituitary gland, exerting actions on the developing medio-basal hypothalamus. Within this structure, a central role for specialized ependymal cells known as tanycytes has emerged, linking melatonin to control of hypothalamic thyroid metabolism and in turn to pup development. This review summarizes current knowledge of this programming mechanism, and its relevance in an eco-evolutionary context. Maternal photoperiodic programming emerges as a useful paradigm for understanding how
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