| Literature DB >> 19605216 |
H Illnerova1, M Backström, J Sääf, L Wetterberg, B Vangbo.
Abstract
Melatonin content in the rat pineal decreases at night after exposure of animals to light, from 20 to 2 pmol/gland in 15 min. Melatonin concentration in serum fell precipitously in a manner almost identical to the drop in pineal melatonin only with a 5 min time lag. It is concluded that the rapid decrease in the pineal melatonin content is mainly due to an inhibited synthesis of melatonin.Entities:
Year: 1978 PMID： 19605216 DOI： 10.1016/0304-3940(78)90070-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN： 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046