Dramatic rises of melatonin and 5-methoxytryptamine in Gonyaulax exposed to decreased temperature

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 144-150

  Fuhrberg, Birgit ^a   Hardeland, Rüdiger ^a   Poeggeler, Burkhard ^b   Behrmann, Gudrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MPRC   (United States)

Author keywords

5 methoxy tryptamine; circadian rhythms; cysts; dinoflagellates; Gonyaulax; melatonin; photoperiodism

Indexed keywords

5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; 5 METHOXYTRYPTOPHOL; MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

DINOPHYCEAE; GONYAULAX; GONYAULAX POLYEDRA;

EID: 0030887942     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.28.1.144.12978     Document Type: Conference Paper

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