Publication Date:
1978-01-06
Description:
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection was used to quantitate melatonin in single human pineal glands. The sensitivity of this melatonin assay is in the low picogram range. A 24-hour rhythm of pineal melatonin content was observed.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Greiner, A C -- Chan, S C -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1978 Jan 6;199(4324):83-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉North Lawn Unit, Riverview Hospital, Essondale, British Columbia, Canada.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17569491" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Chromatography, Gas
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Female
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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
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Humans
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Male
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Melatonin/analogs & derivatives/*analysis
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Middle Aged
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Pineal Gland/*chemistry
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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