Long-term daily melatonin infusion induces a large increase in N-acetyltransferase activity, hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase activity, and melatonin content in the Harderian gland and eye of pinealectomized male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 65-73

  Djeridane, Yasmina ^a,b   Pitrosky, Bruno ^a   Vivien Roels, Berthe ^a   Simonneaux, Valérie ^a   Kirsch, Raymond ^a   Pévet, Paul ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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

Author keywords

Eye; Harderian gland; Hydroxyindole O methyltransferase; Melatonin N acetyltransfe rase; Pinealectomy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EYE; HARDER GLAND; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEALECTOMY;

EID: 0033857485     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2000.290201.x     Document Type: Article

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