Ocular Melatonin Rhythms in the Goldfish, Carassius auratus

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 182-192

  Iigo, Masayuki ^a   Furukawa, Kiyoshi ^b   Hattori, Atsuhiko ^a,d   Ohtani Kaneko, Ritsuko ^a   Hara, Masayuki ^a   Suzuki, Takuro ^a   Tabata, Mitsuo ^c   Aida, Katsumi ^b  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Eye; Goldfish; Melatonin; Pineal organ; Pinealectomy; Plasma; Teleost

Indexed keywords

CARASSIUS AURATUS; TELEOSTEI;

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EYE; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EYE; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; MALE; MELATONIN; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031114067     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200209     Document Type: Article

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