Mechanism by which 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) reduces circulating melatonin levels in the rat

Toxicology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-97

  Pohjanvirta, Raimo ^a   Laitinen, Jarmo T ^b   Vakkuri, Olli ^c   Lindén, Jere ^d   Kokkola, Tarja ^b   Unkila, Mikko ^a   Tuomisto, Jouko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin; melatonin; metabolism; rat strains; TCDD

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ACYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE METABOLISM; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030020772     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(95)03241-7     Document Type: Article

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