Chronobiology of indoleamines in the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra: Metabolism and effects related to circadian rhythmicity and photoperiodism

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Hardeland, R ^a,d   Fuhrberg, B ^a   Uria H ^b   Behrmann, G ^a   Meyer, T J ^a   Burkhardt, S ^a   Poeggeler, B ^c  

^a I Zoologisches Institut   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 Methoxytryptamine; Circadian rhythms; Gonyaulax; Melatonin; V ATpase

Indexed keywords

5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; MELATONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DINOFLAGELLATE; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

5-METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DINOFLAGELLIDA; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MELATONIN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0029691577     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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