Melatonin and serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity in developing eggs of the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

Brain Research

Volumn 781, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 91-99

  Itoh, Masanori T ^a   Sumi, Yawara ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cricket; Development; Egg; Gryllus bimaculatus; Insect; Melatonin; Serotonin N acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ARYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HATCHING; INSECT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GRYLLIDAE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GRYLLIDAE; LINEAR MODELS; MELATONIN; OVUM;

EID: 0032545671     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01220-1     Document Type: Article

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