Melatonin effect on the cyclic GMP system in the golden hamster retina

Brain Research

Volumn 711, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 112-117

  Faillace, María P ^a   Keller Sarmiento, María I ^a   Rosenstein, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cyclic GMP; Golden hamster; Guanylate cyclase; Melatonin; Phosphodiesterase; Retina

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; MELATONIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETINA;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; CYCLIC GMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MALE; MELATONIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETINA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029924675     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01405-5     Document Type: Article

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