The effects of blinding with or without pineal ablation on brain monoamine levels were studied in male rats. Brain dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (E), and serotonin (5-HT) were measured by radioenzymatic assays. Four weeks following pinealectomy, E levels were significantly enhanced
Effects of pinealectomy and melatonin administration on thyroid follicles of blind syrian hamsters
β Scribed by Vriend, Jerry ;Thliveris, James A.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 936 KB
- Volume
- 211
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-276X
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