Changes in melatonin binding sites under artificial light-dark, constant light and constant dark conditions in the masu salmon brain.
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol
; 144(4): 509-13, 2006 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
To test whether the affinity (Kd) and total binding capacity (Bmax) of melatonin receptors exhibit daily and circadian changes in teleost fish whose melatonin secretion is not regulated by intra-pineal clocks, we examined the changes in melatonin binding sites in the brains of underyearling masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou under artificial light-dark (LD), constant light (LL) and constant dark (DD) conditions. In Experiment 1, fish were reared under a long (LD 168) or short (LD 816) photoperiod for 69 days. Blood and brains were sampled eight times at 3 h intervals. Plasma melatonin levels were high during the dark phase and low during the light phase in both photoperiodic groups. The Bmax exhibited no daily variations. Although the Kd slightly, but significantly, changed under LD 816, this may be of little physiological significance. In Experiment 2, fish reared under LD 1212 for 27 days were exposed to LL or DD from the onset of the dark phase under LD 1212. Blood and brains were sampled 13 times at 4 h intervals for two complete 24 h cycles. Plasma melatonin levels were constantly high in the DD group and low in the LL group. No significant differences were observed in the Kd and the Bmax between the two groups, and the Kd and the Bmax exhibited no circadian variation either in the LL or DD groups. These results indicate that light conditions have little effect on melatonin binding sites in the masu salmon brain.
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Ritmo Circadiano
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Oncorhynchus
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Receptores de Melatonina
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Melatonina
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2006
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