Diurnal changes in the content of indoleamines, catecholamines, and methoxyindoles in the pineal gland of the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus): Effect of photoperiod

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-14

  Míguez, Jesús M ^a   Recio, Joaquín ^a,b   Vivien Roels, Berthe ^a   Pévet, Paul ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catecholeamines; Djungarian hamster; Indoleamines; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; INDOLES; MELATONIN; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0030207996     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00265.x     Document Type: Article

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