Melatonin levels ± SEM measured in dispersed pineal cell cultures
(n = 10–12 cultures for each day). Cultures were
obtained from postnatal day 1 rats and were maintained for 3, 5, 7, 9,
11, and 18 days before stimulation with NE. Melatonin levels were
measured at the end of a 6-h period of stimulation with 10 μM of
NE.