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W.B. Quay
Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
Publications - 7
Citations - 63
W.B. Quay is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Melatonin & Pinealocyte. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications receiving 60 citations.
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Increases in volume, fluid content, and lens weight of eyes following systemic administration of melatonin.
TL;DR: Experiments of other designs are suggested in order to determine whether the effects of the low, near physiological, dose of melatonin represent physiological actions of endogenous melatonin, synthesized and released within the eye.
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Effects of Melatonin Implants on Structures and Behaviors of the House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Eye
TL;DR: Effects of melatonin on pupillary and palpebral behaviors, demonstrated here for the first time, foster caveats for simplistic experimental designs and interpretations with melatonin when sensory‐neural‐behavioral interactions are affected.
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Seasonal Changes in Glycogen Level and Size of Pinealocytes of the White‐Footed Mouse, Peromyscus leucopus: A Semiquantitative Histochemical Study
TL;DR: Marked seasonal changes were seen in both glycogen levels and nuclear densities of the feral, white‐footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus, and marked changes in quantitative structure and chemical activities, suggesting changes in functional activity, in pinealocytes were noted especially in severe, cold winter.
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Effects of thyroid hormone on light/dark melatonin synthesis and release by young and maturing rat pineal glands in vitro.
TL;DR: It is here doubly evident that T3 can modulate directly pineal synthesis and release of melatonin, and may not depend upon a mature sympathetic innervation system, as it is known from other work that 14‐day‐old rat pineal glands do not yet have a complete sympatheticinnervation system.
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Effects of Melatonin and Control Injections on Pineal Serotonin and Norepinephrine: Afternoon Injections Lower Serotonin Levels Thirty‐Six Percent at Light‐Dark Transition
TL;DR: Pineal weight and serotonin (5‐HT) and norepinephrine (NE) contents were studied in male Sprague‐Dawley rats that were maintained under controlled light:dark conditions and received daily subcutaneous injections of either melatonin or vehicle.