Ontogenetic effects of MAO-A inhibition
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Gregory F Oxenkrug; Pura J Requintina; A Yuwiler
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Inhibitors of monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) but not MAO-B stimulate the activity of pineal serotonin N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) in the adult rat pineal leading to increased formation of N-acetyl serotonin (NAS) and melatonin (MEL). The pineal gland of the neonatal rat has AANAT activity, but the seco