Circadian rhythms of melatonin-synthesizing enzyme activities and melatonin levels in planarians

Brain Research

Volumn 830, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 165-173

  Itoh, Masanori T ^a   Shinozawa, Takao ^b   Sumi, Yawara ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Circadian rhythm; Hydroxyindole O methyltransferase; Melatonin (N acetyl 5 methoxytryptamine); Planarian

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; INSECT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; PH; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; TURBELLARIA; VERTEBRATE;

ACETYLSEROTONIN N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LINEAR MODELS; MELATONIN; PLANARIANS;

EID: 0033614702     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01418-3     Document Type: Article

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