Ex vivo studies on the acute and chronic effects of DHEA and DHEA-sulfate on melatonin synthesis in young- and old-rat pineal glands

Steroids

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 343-349

  Djeridane, Yasmina ^a   Touitou, Yvan ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

DHEA; DHEA S; Hydroxyindole O methyltansferase; Melatonin; N acetyltransferase; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNTHESIS;

ACETYLSEROTONIN N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; AGING; ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DARKNESS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 3042525259     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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