Daily Variations in Pineal Melatonin Concentrations in Inbred and Outbred Mice

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 403-409

  Vivien Roels, Berthe ^a   Malan, André ^a   Rettori, Marie Claire ^b   Delagrange, Philippe ^b   Jeanniot, Jean Philippe ^b   Pévet, Paul ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

Daily variations; Inbred mice; Melatonin; Outbred mice; Pineal

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0032185998     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873098129000228     Document Type: Article

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