Evidence for melatonin synthesis in rodent Harderian gland: A dynamic in vitro study

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-64

  Djeridane, Yasmina ^a,b   Vivien Roels, Berthe ^a   Simonneaux, Valérie ^a   Miguez, Jesus M ^a   Pévet, Paul ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Harderian gland; Melatonin; Para chlorophenylalanine; Perifusion technique; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; FENCLONINE; ISOPRENALINE; MELATONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; HARDER GLAND; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PINEALECTOMY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; BUCLADESINE; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FENCLONINE; HARDERIAN GLAND; ISOPROTERENOL; KINETICS; MALE; MELATONIN; MESOCRICETUS; PERFUSION; PHODOPUS; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0031852564     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00386.x     Document Type: Article

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