Diurnal cycles of melatonin in bird pineal bodies

Control of Hydroxyindole O-Methyltransferase Activity in the Rat Pineal Gland by Environmental Lighting

Julius Axelrod, Richard J. Wurtman, Solomon H. Snyder · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1965 · 378 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Endocrinology +10

Circadian rhythm in rat pineal serotonin and its modifications by estrous cycle and photoperiod

W. B. Quay · General and Comparative Endocrinology · 1963 · 360 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +16

Melatonin, a Pineal Substance: Effect on the Rat Ovary

Richard J. Wurtman, Julius Axelrod, Elizabeth W. Chu · Science · 1963 · 300 citations

Medicine, Animal Sciences, Endocrinology +17

Melatonin Synthesis in the Pineal Gland: Effect of Light Mediated by the Sympathetic Nervous System

Richard J. Wurtman, Julius Axelrod, Josef E. Fischer · Science · 1964 · 287 citations

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +17

Retinal and pineal hydroxyindole-o-methyl transferase activity in vertebrates

W. B. Quay · Life Sciences · 1965 · 243 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +7