Melatonin rhythms: Trekking toward the heart of darkness in the chick pineal

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 811-820

  Zatz, Martin ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Circadian rhythm; Entrainment; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Serotonin N acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0000707928     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1996.0099     Document Type: Article

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