Title : Day/night variation of tryptophan hydroxylase and serotonin N-acetyltransferase mRNA levels in the ovine pineal gland and retina.

Pub. Date : 1999 May

PMID : 10340721






1 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 A four-step enzymatic pathway, involving in particular the tryptophan hydroxylase (TPOH), the rate-limiting enzyme in serotonin synthesis, and the serotonin N-acetyltransferase (NAT) that converts serotonin to N-acetylserotonin, allows the synthesis of melatonin. N-acetylserotonin serotonin N-acetyltransferase Ovis aries