MCQ
The recently discovered hormone, melatonin is derived from serotonin which is synthesised by:
  • A
    Adrenal gland
  • B
    Pineal gland
  • C
    Thymus gland
  • D
    Thyroid gland

Answer

  1. Pineal gland

Explanation:

The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain. 

It produces melatonin, a serotonin-derived hormone, that affects the modulation of sleep patterns in both seasonal and circadian rhythms.

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