Age-related changes in melatonin synthesis in rat extrapineal tissues

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 328-334

  Sanchez Hidalgo, M ^a,b   de la Lastra, C Alarcon ^b   Carrascosa Salmoral, M P ^c   Naranjo, M C ^c   Gomez Corvera, A ^c   Caballero, B ^d   Guerrero, J M ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Extrapineal melatonin; HIOMT; NAT; Neuroimmunomodulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

RATTUS;

EID: 64649084680     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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