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Control Melatonin Secretion  Suppressed Light Principally Blue Wavelenths

Melatonin secretion is suppressed by light, becomes entrained to anticipate day and night over time, and naturally decreases with age.

Supprimée par la lumière (principalement les longueurs d'onde bleues), s'entraine pour anticiper le jour et la nuit au fil du temps, les niveaux diminuent naturellement avec l'âge.

Front the control of melatonin secretion 
Back suppressed by light (principally blue wavelenths), becomes entrained to anticipate day and night over time, levels naturally decrease with age 

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