Intake of melatonin increases tryptophan hydroxylase type 1 activity in aged rats: Preliminary study

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-4

  Moranta, D ^a,b   Barcelo P ^a   Aparicio, S ^a   Garau, C ^c   Sarubbo, F ^a   Ramis, M ^a   Nicolau, C ^a   Esteban, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT; Ageing; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Tryptophan hydroxylase type 1

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; CARBOXYLYASE; DRINKING WATER; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE TYPE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

5-HT; AGEING; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE TYPE 1;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 84888064404     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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