title: Circadian rhythm of melatonin in the brain of the face fly, Musca autumnalis De Geer.
abstract: Melatonin was radioimmunoassayed in extracts from brains of Musca autumnalis De Geer, the face fly, obtained 4h apart during 24h in 3 series pools of over 2 dozen brains at each of 6 or 7 circadian times. A circadian rhythm in the data expressed as percent of mean was demonstrated by the population-mean cosinor method. Face flies thus offer themselves for studies of melatonin-mediated chronomodulation by feedsideward mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wetterberg
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Halberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006801:Humans; D008550:Melatonin / Q000032:analysis*; D009117:Muscidae / Q000032:analysis*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D012756:Sheep; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D008550:Melatonin