Melatonin content of the human pineal gland.
Gas chromatography with electron capture detection was used to quantitate melatonin in single human pineal glands. The sensitivity of this melatonin assay is in the low picogram range. A 24-hour rhythm of pineal melatonin content was observed.
Greiner
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North Lawn Unit, Riverview Hospital, Essondale, British Columbia, Canada.
Chan
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000737:chemistry*
D008550:Melatonin