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Melatonin Biosynthesis in Chicken Retina

Regulation of Tryptophan Hydroxylase and Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase

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Melatonin After Four Decades

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

    P. M. Iuvone, A. D. Brown & K. B. Thomas

  2. Section on Neuroendocrinology, Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, National Institute of Child Health and Development NIH, Bethesda, Maryland

    N. W. Chong, M. Bernard & D. C. Klein

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Iuvone, P.M., Chong, N.W., Bernard, M., Brown, A.D., Thomas, K.B., Klein, D.C. (2002). Melatonin Biosynthesis in Chicken Retina. In: Olcese, J. (eds) Melatonin After Four Decades. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 460. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46814-X_4

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