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Abstract
The serotonin content of the pineal organ of the rat varies diurnally in relation to the photoperiod. When the sympathetic nerves to the pineal are interrupted by the removal of the superior cervical ganglia, no such fluctuation in the serotonin content of the pineal occurs.Entities:
Keywords: EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; METABOLISM; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RATS; SEROTONIN; SYMPATHECTOMY
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Year: 1964 PMID: 14185321 DOI: 10.1126/science.146.3641.253
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728