Demonstration of melatonin in amphibia
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1967-08
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Veerdonk, F.C.G. van de
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Abstract
The presence of melatonin in the amphibian epiphysis has been ascertained earlier by several indirect methods, demonstrating the synthesizing enzyme or precursors of the compound. This communication describes the presence of melatonin in amphibian brain in a direct way, using dextran gel chromatography as a separation method.