The chemical neuroanatomy of the mammalian pineal gland: Neuropeptides

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-33

  Moller M ^a   Ravault, J P ^b   Cozzi, Bruno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NORADRENALIN; PEPTIDE HISTIDINE ISOLEUCINE; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYNAPSE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; MAMMALS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PINEAL GLAND; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029655243     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(95)00046-B     Document Type: Note

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