Ultraviolet light suppresses melatonin biosynthesis in chick pineal gland

Adv Exp Med Biol. 1999:460:43-6. doi: 10.1007/0-306-46814-x_5.

Authors

J B Zawilska¹, J Rosiak, J Z Nowak

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biogenic Amines, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lódź, Poland.

PMID: 10810498
DOI: 10.1007/0-306-46814-x_5

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase / metabolism
Chickens
Darkness
Kinetics
Light
Melatonin / biosynthesis*
Pineal Gland / metabolism
Pineal Gland / radiation effects*
Time Factors
Ultraviolet Rays*

Substances

Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase
Melatonin