Melatonin and its synthesizing enzymes (arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase- like and hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase) in avian eggs and early embryos

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 310-318

  Bozenna, Olszańska ^a   Paweł, Majewski ^b   Bogdan, Lewczuk ^c   Urszula, Stȩpińska ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase (AA NAT); Avian egg; Avian embryo; HIOMT; Hydroxyindole O methyltransferase; Japanese quail; Melatonin; Yolk

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FOWL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PINEAL BODY; QUAIL;

ACETYLSEROTONIN N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ANIMALS; ARYLALKYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COTURNIX; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; MELATONIN; OVUM;

EID: 33847663677     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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