Retinoids in the bovine pineal gland

Theresa S. Phillips; Andrew T.C. Tsin; Russel J. Reiter; Douglas W. Malsbury

doi:10.1016/0361-9230(89)90051-8

Retinoids in the bovine pineal gland

Theresa S. Phillips, Andrew T.C. Tsin, Russel J. Reiter, Douglas W. Malsbury

Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy

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Using high performance liquid chromatography, the level of retinoids was determined in the bovine pineal gland, retina, retinal pigment epithelium, cortical and subcortical brain tissues, skeletal muscle and the liver. Except the retina, the bovine pineal gland possesses levels of retinol and retinyl esters significantly higher than other brain tissues and muscle. However, unlike the retina, the bovine pineal gland does not possess a significant level of retinal, the chromophore for visual pigments in the retina. This finding suggests that the bovine pineal gland does not possess rhodopsin nor the property of phototransduction which has been fully established in the retina and pineal glands of lower vertebrates.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	259-261
Number of pages	3
Journal	Brain Research Bulletin
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0361-9230(89)90051-8
State	Published - Feb 1989

Keywords

Mammal
Phototransduction
Pineal gland
Retina
Retinoids

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General Neuroscience

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