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The Genome of the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)

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Melatonin Signaling Controls Circadian Swimming Behavior in Marine Zooplankton

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Evidence of melatonin secretion in cetaceans: Plasma concentration and extrapineal HIOMT-like presence in the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus

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Crystal structure and functional mapping of human ASMT, the last enzyme of the melatonin synthesis pathway

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A whole-genome assembly of the domestic cow, Bos taurus

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