Regulation of the pineal melatonin concentration in the rat (Rattus norvegicus) and in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus)

Indole Metabolism in the Pineal Gland: A Circadian Rhythm in N -Acetyltransferase

1970 • 748 citations

Pineal N-acetyltransferase and hydroxyindole-O-methyl-transferase: control by the retinohypothalamic tract and the suprachiasmatic nucleus

1979 • 582 citations

Melatonin Synthesis in the Pineal Gland: Control by Light

1963 • 430 citations

Enzymatic O-Methylation of N-Acetylserotonin to Melatonin

1960 • 427 citations

Sensitive assay for serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity in rat pineal

1972 • 412 citations

Effect of Melatonin on the Reproductive Systems of Male and Female Syrian Hamsters: A Diurnal Rhythm in Sensitivity to Melatonin¹²

1976 • 407 citations

Control of Hydroxyindole O-Methyltransferase Activity in the Rat Pineal Gland by Environmental Lighting

1965 • 381 citations

Rapid Light-Induced Decrease in Pineal Serotonin N -Acetyltransferase Activity

1972 • 356 citations

Control of Circadian Change of Serotonin N -Acetyltransferase Activity in the Pineal Organ by the β-Adrenergic Receptor

1972 • 290 citations

AGE-ASSOCIATED REDUCTION IN NOCTURNAL PINEAL MELATONIN LEVELS IN FEMALE RATS1

1981 • 215 citations

Regulation of Pineal Melatonin in the Syrian Hamster

1979 • 165 citations

Photoperiod, Pineal, Melatonin and Reproduction in Hamsters

1979 • 150 citations

Blockade by ouabain or elevated potassium ion concentration of the adrenergic and adenosine cyclic 3',5'-monophosphate-induced stimulation of pineal serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity.

1975 • 149 citations

MELATONIN RADIOIMMUNOASSAY

1975 • 139 citations

Hydroxyindole—O—Methyl Transferases in Rat Pineal, Retina and Harderian Gland

1972 • 135 citations

A simplified radioimmunoassay for melatonin and its application to biological fluids. Preliminary observations on the half-life of plasma melatonin in man

1978 • 131 citations

DETERMINATION OF A DARK-INDUCED INCREASE OF PINEAL N-ACETYL TRANSFERASE ACTIVITY AND SIMULTANEOUS RADIOIMMUNOASSAY OF MELATONIN IN PINEAL, SERUM AND PITUITARY TISSUE OF THE MALE RAT

1977 • 120 citations

The enzymic acetylation of serotonin and other naturally ocurring amines

1961 • 109 citations

Effect of one minute exposure to light at night on rat pineal serotonin N‐acetyltransferase and melatonin

1979 • 102 citations

Melatonin in rat pineal gland and serum; rapid parallel decline after light exposure at night

1978 • 98 citations

Physiological control of melatonin synthesis and secretion: mechanisms, generating rhythms in melatonin, methoxytryptophol, and arginine vasotocin levels and effects on the pineal of endogenous catecholamines, the estrous cycle, and environmental lighting.

1978 • 42 citations

Pineal Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase Activity and Melatonin Concentrations in Prepubertal and Adult Syrian Hamsters Exposed to Short Daily Photoperiods

1978 • 34 citations

Effect of light at night on the pineal rhythm in N-acetyltransferase activity in the Syrian hamsterMesocricetus auratus

1982 • 20 citations

Circadian Rhythm in Pineal Methionine S‐Adenosyltransferase

1981 • 6 citations

A specific and sensitive microassay for hydroxyindoles in biological material— application for cerebral microvessels, brain, and pineal organ of the rat

1980 • 3 citations