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95% of melatonin is produced in the
mitochondria with NIR exposure
Mitochondria produce melatonin in many cells in quantities
which are orders of magnitude higher than that produced in
the pineal gland.
This subcellular melatonin does not necessarily fluctuate
with our circadian clock or release into the circulation system,
but instead has been proposed to be consumed locally in
response to the free radical density within each cell, in particular
in response to Near Infrared (NIR) exposure.
Source: Zimmerman, S. and Reiter, R. 2019. Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body.
Melatonin Research. 2,1 (Feb. 2019), 138-160. DOI:https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.32794/
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< 5%
> 95%
Pineal Gland
Mitochondria
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