Journal article
Pineal melatonin synthesis following neutralization of circulating N-acetylindolealkylamines
Abstract
In order to determine whether pineal products may influence pineal activity in mammals, day and night pineal melatonin levels were measured following injection of melatonin, the melatonin precursor, N-acetylserotonin (NAS), the pineal peptide arginien vasotocin (AVT) or immunization against circulatin melatonin and/or NAS. Darkness significantly enhanced pineal melatonin content. Pineal melatonin levels were not significantly altered by …
Authors
Niles LP; Brown GM; Pang SF; Grota LJ
Journal
International Journal of Immunopharmacology, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 213–217
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1979
DOI
10.1016/0192-0561(79)90044-4
ISSN
0192-0561