Temporal and histological evaluation of melatonin patterns in a 'basal' metazoan

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 259-269

  Roopin, Modi ^a   Levy, Oren ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

actinia; anthozoan; immunohistochemistry; melatonin; rhythm; sea anemone

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE;

ACTINIA EQUINA; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; GAMETE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHYLOGENY; SEA ANEMONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DARKNESS; FMRFAMIDE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; SEA ANEMONES;

EID: 84866251960     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2012.00994.x     Document Type: Article

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