Evidence for melatonin synthesis in mouse and human bone marrow cells

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 193-202

  Conti, Ario ^a   Conconi, Stefano ^a   Hertens, Elisabeth ^a   Skwarlo Sonta, Krystyna ^b   Markowska, Magda ^b   Maestroni, Georges J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; HIOMT; HPLC ED; Human bone marrow; Human cell lines; Inbred mice; Melatonin; NAT

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0034013426     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2000.280401.x     Document Type: Article

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