A miniature radioimmunoassay for melatonin for use with small samples from invertebrates

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-197

  Gorbet, Diana J ^a   Steel, Colin G H ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Insect; Melatonin; Radioimmunoassay; Rhodnius prolixus; Rhythm; Technique

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; GLASS; MELATONIN; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXTRACT; FUNCTION TEST; HEMOLYMPH; INCUBATION TIME; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; LIGAND BINDING; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RHODNIUS; SAMPLE; SCINTILLATION; STANDARD; TUBE;

EID: 0141682226     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00260-0     Document Type: Article

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