Changes with age in daytime and nighttime contents of melatonin, indoleamines, and catecholamines in the pineal gland: A comparative study in rat and Syrian hamster

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 106-115

  Miguez J M ^a   Recio, J ^b   Sanchez Barcelo E ^b   Aldegunde, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Dopamine (DA); Noradrenaline (NA); Pineal melatonin; Rat; Serotonin (5HT); Syrian hamster

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ACYLTRANSFERASE; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; INDOLEAMINE; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

EID: 0031848768     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00547.x     Document Type: Article

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