6-Sulphatoxymelatonin secretion in different locomotor activity types of the blind mole rat Spalax ehrenbergi

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 243-250

  Ben Shlomo, R ^a,b,d   Nevo, E ^a   Ritte, U ^b   Steinlechner, S ^c   Klante, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6 sulphatoxymelatonin; Activity rhythm; Mole rat; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; 6-SULFATOXYMELATONIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MOLE (INSECTIVORA); MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; URINE;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MELATONIN; MOLES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0030280655     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00293.x     Document Type: Article

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