Functional connections between the pineal gland and immune system

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 341-357

  Skwarło Sońta, Krystyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

anti aging; circadian rhythm; immune system; melatonin; melatonin receptors; pineal gland

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN RECEPTOR; OPIATE PEPTIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAMMALS; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0029912936     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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