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Immunohistological localization of melatonin in the pineal gland and retina of the rat
Author(s) -
Mennenga Kirsten,
Ueck Manfred,
Reiter Russel J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of pineal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1600-079X
pISSN - 0742-3098
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-079x.1991.tb00834.x
Subject(s) - pineal gland , melatonin , retina , pinealocyte , biology , endocrinology , medicine , anatomy , neuroscience
An incubation procedure for the demonstration of melatonin is described using freeze‐dried, unfixed material embedded in vacuum directly in glycolmethacrylate. The results indicate the binding of melatonin in the nucleus of pineal parenchymal cells and in the outer nuclear layer of the retina of rats; binding is greater at night than during the day.