Failure of room light to inhibit pineal N-acetyltransferase activity and melatonin content in a diurnal species, the Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

R. J. Reiter; T. S. King; B. A. Richardson

Failure of room light to inhibit pineal N-acetyltransferase activity and melatonin content in a diurnal species, the Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

R. J. Reiter, T. S. King, B. A. Richardson

Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy

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Abstract

The activity of N-acetyltransferase and the melatonin content were measured in the pineal gland of chipmunks kept in either darkness or room light at night. The dark-exposed animals exhibited a marked nocturnal rise in both NAT activity and melatonin content. These rises also occurred in the animals exposed to light at night.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neuroendocrinology Letters
Volume	4
Issue number	1
State	Published - 1982

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Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Clinical Neurology
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Psychiatry and Mental health
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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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Failure of room light to inhibit pineal N-acetyltransferase activity and melatonin content in a diurnal species, the Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

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