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The relationship between environmental lighting and hydroxyindole-o-methyltransferase activity in the pineal gland of steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri)

Creator:

Smith, John Robert

Abstract:

Pineal hydroxyindole-0-methyltransferase (HIOMT) activity was monitored over a 24 h period under three different photoperiods, 16L:8D, 8L: 16D, and 12 L:12D. It was observed that in all three groups of fish HIOMT activity was high' during the dark portion of the photoperiod in comparison to activity during the light portion....

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Dissertation

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other members of my committee, Dr. Robert E. Larson, Dr. Gregory Fink, Dr. Ronald Winters, Dr. Harry