NEW: DMT Found in the Pineal Gland of Live Rats
Post on 05/23/2013 by CRF
We’re excited to announce the acceptance for publication of a
paper documenting the presence of DMT in the pineal glands of live
rodents. The paper will appear in the journal
Biomedical Chromatography
and describes experiments that took place in Dr. Jimo Borjigin’s
laboratory at the University of Michigan, where samples were collected.
These samples were analyzed in Dr. Steven Barker’s laboratory at
Louisiana State University, using methods that funding from the
Cottonwood Research Foundation helped develop.
The pineal gland has been an object of great interest regarding
consciousness for thousands of years, and a pineal source of DMT would
help support a role for this enigmatic gland in unusual states of
consciousness. Research at the University of Wisconsin has recently
demonstrated the presence of the DMT-synthesizing enzyme as well as
activity of the gene responsible for the enzyme in pineal (and retina).
Our new data now establish that the enzyme actively produces DMT in the
pineal.
The next step is to determine the presence of DMT in cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF), the fluid that bathes the brain and pineal. CSF is a
possible route for pineal-synthesized DMT to effect changes in brain
function. Successfully establishing DMT’s presence in this gland adds
another link in the chain between the pineal and consciousness and opens
new avenues for research.
We thank those who have already donated to our advancement of the
research in this field. We hope the recent developments will encourage
you to donate to Cottonwood again, or for the first time, in order to
continue this fascinating and intriguing line of research. When
donating, please make sure you select “
Pineal Project” as the specific project.
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Cottonwood Research Foundation, Inc)
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