Melatonin, The Pineal Gland and Circadian Rhythms.

Abstract

This research tests the null hypothesis that the restricted phase of melatonin sensitivity in rats is at least partially due to a coincidence of the time at which exogenous melatonin is administered and the time at which endogenous melatonin begins to rise. Results suggest that the cerebral moiety responding to melatonin (presumably the SCN) responds to it quantally within a very restricted phase, and that this effect is independent of the pineal gland. Pinealectomy had no effect on the binding pattern, affinity or capacity within either the SCN or the pars tuberalis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1992
Accession Number
ADA250640

Entities

People

  • Vincent M. Cassone

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Amino Acids
  • Artificial Organs
  • Biology
  • Body Temperature
  • Brain
  • Circadian Rhythms
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Endocrine Glands
  • Factor Analysis
  • Glands
  • Melatonin
  • Sensitivity
  • Students
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry