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Melatonin and 5-Methoxytryptamine in the Bioluminescent Dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra

Restoration of the Circadian Glow Peak after Suppression of Indoleamine Biosynthesis or Oxidative Stress

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Melatonin After Four Decades

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  1. Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Berliner Str.28, D-37073, Göttingen, Germany

    R. Hardeland, S. Burkhardt, I. Antolín, B. Fuhrberg & A. Coto-Montes

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Hardeland, R., Burkhardt, S., Antolín, I., Fuhrberg, B., Coto-Montes, A. (2002). Melatonin and 5-Methoxytryptamine in the Bioluminescent Dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra. 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_45

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