Circadian pattern of plasma melatonin concentrations in the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus)
作者:
G. E. Webley,
D. H. Abbott,
L. M. George,
J. P. Hearn,
H. Mehl,
期刊:
American Journal of Primatology
(WILEY Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 17,
issue 1
页码: 73-79
ISSN:0275-2565
年代: 1989
DOI:10.1002/ajp.1350170107
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
关键词: marmoset monkey;melatonin;social status
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractThis study describes the concentrations of melatonin in plasma samples taken from marmoset monkeys (Callithrix jacchus) every 4 h over three 24‐h periods. A circadian pattern of secretion was apparent, with higher levels recorded at night (20.00–08.00 h) than during the day (08.00–20.00 h) and a peak concentration at 20.00 h. There was a significant difference in the mean day and night concentrations (32.5 ± 4.5 pg/ml versus 49.0 ± 6.9 pg/ml, respectively) with individual concentrations ranging between<10–60 pg/ml in the day and 15–200 pg/ml at night. Circadian plasma melatonin concentrations were similar over the three 24‐h periods, in male (n = 3) and female (n = 3) monkeys, and in dominant (cyclic, n = 5) and subordinate (acyclic, n = 4) females. The results show a less pronounced circadian profile in the marmoset than is seen in the human but a similar profile to that in the seasonally breeding
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