N-acetyltransferase is not the rate-limiting enzyme of melatonin synthesis at night

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-96

  Liu, Tiecheng ^a   Borjigin, Jimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Pineal gland; Pineal microdialysis; Rate limiting enzyme; Serotonin N acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; RETINA;

ACETYLSEROTONIN N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; POINT MUTATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 22044444433     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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