Alpha-adrenergic control of serotonin release from rat pineal glands

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 61-66

  Aloyo, Vincent J ^a   Walker, Richard F ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 adrenergic receptors; Norepinephrine; Perifusion; Rat pineal gland; Serotonin secretion

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; APOMORPHINE; CIRAZOLINE; CLONIDINE; ISOPRENALINE; NAPHAZOLINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RAUWOLSCINE; SEROTONIN; TIMOLOL;

ANIMAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; RAT;

ANIMAL; IN VITRO; NOREPINEPHRINE; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; SEROTONIN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0023711502     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000124990     Document Type: Article

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