Entrainment of the circadian rhythm in the rat pineal N-acetyltransferase activity by melatonin is photoperiod dependent
Jazyk angličtina Země Anglie, Velká Británie Médium print
Typ dokumentu časopisecké články, práce podpořená grantem
- MeSH
- arylamin-N-acetyltransferasa metabolismus MeSH
- cirkadiánní rytmus účinky léků MeSH
- epifýza mozková enzymologie MeSH
- fotoperioda * MeSH
- krysa rodu Rattus MeSH
- melatonin farmakologie MeSH
- pohybová aktivita účinky léků MeSH
- potkani Wistar MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu Rattus MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Názvy látek
- arylamin-N-acetyltransferasa MeSH
- melatonin MeSH
Entraining effect of melatonin on the circadian rhythm in rat pineal N-acetyltransferase (NAT) activity was studied under various photoperiods. Melatonin administration prior to dark onset for 5 successive days phase-advanced the evening NAT rise under the light:dark (LD) cycle of either LD 10:14 or LD 8:16, but not under LD 12:12. It is assumed that under the latter regime, the end of a light period exhibited a phase-delaying effect on the NAT rise. The light exposure appeared to be a stronger Zeitgeber than melatonin itself. Data show that melatonin applied in the late light period advances the evening NAT rise under a short photoperiod only; under a longer photoperiod, the phase-advancing effect of melatonin may conflict with a phase-delaying effect of the end of a light period, and the effect of light exposure overrides that of melatonin.
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