Pineal serotonin-N-acetyltransferase activity in four mammalian species

Autor:	Mary K. Vaughan, Russel J. Reiter, P.Kevin Rudeen
Rok vydání:	1975
Předmět:	endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty General Neuroscience fungi Hamster Biology NAT activity Gerbil body regions Guinea pig Endocrinology nervous system Nat Internal medicine Darkness medicine sense organs Serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity Golden hamster
Zdroj:	Neuroscience Letters. 1:225-229
ISSN:	0304-3940
DOI:	10.1016/0304-3940(75)90065-8
Popis:	The activity of pineal serotonin-N-acetyltransferase (NAT) was compared in four mammalian species: the albino rat, the golden hamster, the Mongolian gerbil and the English short-hair guinea pig. In all species a night-time elevation in pineal NAT activity was apparent. In the rat, pineal NAT activity exhibited a dark:light ratio of 60:1; in the hamster and gerbil the ratio was 3:1 while in the guinea pig the dark:light ratio was 1.5:1. With the exception of the guinea pig, the greatest pineal NAT activity was recorded at 04.00 h (8 h after onset of darkness). In the guinea pig the maximal NAT activity was attained at 24.00 h (4 h after onset of darkness).
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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