Ontogenetic effects of MAO-A inhibition on rat pineal N-acetylserotonin and melatonin during the first month of neonatal life

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 589-593

  Oxenkrug, Gregory F ^a,b   Requintina, Pura J ^c,d   Yuwiler, A ^a  

^a ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clorgyline; Development; Hydroxyindole O methyl transferase; Melatonin; Monoamine oxidase A; Pineal; Serotonin N acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; CLORGYLINE; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034491409     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.217     Document Type: Article

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