Pharmacokinetically guided melatonin scheduling in rats with circadian system suppression

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 312, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-178

  Deprés Brummer, Petra ^a   Metzger, Gérard ^a   Morin, Didier ^b   Urien, Saïk ^b   Touitou, Yvan ^c   Tillement, Jean Paul ^b   Claustrat, Bruno ^d   Lévi, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

6 Sulfatoxymelatonin; Circadian rhythm; Continuous light; Intravenous; Melatonin; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA HALF LIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; STEADY STATE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030603218     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00491-8     Document Type: Article

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