Melatonin receptors are present in non-optic regions of the brain of a deep-sea fish living in the absence of solar light

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 655-658

  Smith, A ^a   Trudeau, V L ^a   Williams, L M ^b   Martinoli, M G ^c   Priede, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Coryphaeniodes; Deep sea; Melatonin; Receptors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; IODINE 125; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FISH; HYPOTHALAMUS; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEGMENTUM; VISION;

EID: 0029837798     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.1996.tb00702.x     Document Type: Article

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