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  • Title: Seasonal variations in HIOMT activity during the night in the pineal gland of 21 day old male Wistar rats.
    Author: Balemans MG, Bary FA, Legerstee WC, Van Benthem J.
    Journal: J Neural Transm; 1980; 49(1-2):107-16. PubMed ID: 6934262.
    Abstract:
    In the pineal of 21-day old male Wistar rats hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT) activities involved in the synthesis of several 5-methoxyindoles were determined during the night in April, June, October and January. A high HIOMT activity for the synthesis of melatonin/5-methoxytryptophol was determined in the months of January and April. In June and October a decrease was observed. The activity maxima coincide with peaks of activity found for the synthesis of 5-methoxytryptophan. Synthesis of 5-methoxytryptamine occurred only in June and October, whereas the synthesis of 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid occurred only in January. From these results it may be concluded that January and April are the most active months of those tested for the melatonin/5-methoxytryptophol synthesis in the rat pineal gland. A possible physiological role of the 5-methoxyindoles other than melatonin and 5-methoxytryptophol is discussed.
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