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Figure 2. Time lag between serotonin and melatonin secretion in rodents.
Serotonin release precedes melatonin release by about 1 hr in rat and 4 hrs in hamsters. In rats, the time lag is constant, regardless the strain and individual differences in timing of melatonin release.