Tissue retention and subcellular distribution of continuously infused melatonin in rats under near physiological conditions

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 251-259

  Messner, M ^a   Hardeland, R ^b   Rodenbeck, A ^a   Huether, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Indoleamine metabolism; Intestine; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; CHLOROFORM; INDOLEAMINE; MELATONIN; PROTEINASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FROZEN SECTION; HORMONE RELEASE; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY; RAT; STEADY STATE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; COLON; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIVER; MALE; MELATONIN; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032417658     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00395.x     Document Type: Article

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