| Literature DB >> 328157 |
D Freund, J Arendt, L Vollrath.
Abstract
In the present study an attempt was made to demonstrate melatonin in the rat pineal gland by means of immunohistochemistry. The anitbody used was raised against 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptophan which is chemically similar to melatonin. Specific fluorescence was demonstrable only in pineals from rats killed during the night, when melatonin formation is high. It was restricted to parenchymal cells lying in a marginal zone of the organ. These results are discussed in relation to a subdivision of the pineal parenchyma into cortical and medullary areas.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 328157 DOI: 10.1007/bf00219983
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Tissue Res ISSN: 0302-766X Impact factor: 5.249