Date of Award
6-1973
Document Type
Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Chemistry
Language
English
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to determine the presence of absence of the indoles serotonin and melatonin in the bovine retina. Their presence in the bovine pineal had been known for some time but no findings have been reported in the literature for bovine retinal tissue. Retinal tissue was extracted according to several procedures suggested by the literature. The extracts were tested against known samples of these indoles by thin layer chromatography and fluorescence spectra examined on the Hitachi-Perkin Elmer MPF-2 Fluorescence Spectrophotometer. The presence of melatonin in the bovine retina was qualitatively determined while not more than 0.01 μgm. of serotonin was found in one gram of retinal tissue.
Recommended Citation
Parker, Paul Michael, "Study of serotonin and melatonin in the bovine retina" (1973). Honors Theses. 1812.
https://digitalworks.union.edu/theses/1812
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