A direct influence of moonlight intensity on changes in melatonin production by cultured pineal glands of the golden rabbitfish, Siganus guttatus

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-241

  Takemura, Akihiro ^a   Ueda, Satomi ^a   Hiyakawa, Nanae ^a   Nikaido, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lunar cycle; Melatonin; Moonlight; Pineal gland; Rabbitfish; Siganus guttatus; Teleost

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DARKNESS; FISH; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; ISOLATED ORGAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MOON; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; SIGANUS GUTTATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; MELATONIN; MOON; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PERCIFORMES; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 33644781580     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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