An acetylated (has a CH3CO- group attached) form of the hormone serotonin. Along with serotonin and the hormone melatonin, it is produced in the pineal gland in the brain.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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