HPLC validation of a circadian melatonin rhythm in the pineal gland of inbred mice

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 138-144

  Conti, Ario ^a   Maestroni, Georges J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HPLC; Inbred mice; Melatonin; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

AKR MOUSE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PINEAL BODY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED AKR; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0030117916     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00249.x     Document Type: Article

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