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The structure and hormonal activity of the thyroid gland and its capacity to bind 3H-melatonin were studied in young adult Chinchilla rabbits with pineal gland hypofunction induced by 2-month exposure to constant illumination. After 2 months of constant exposure to light, the experimental animals exhibited signs of the so-called “latent hypothyroidism” and more intense binding of 3H-melatonin by the...