Norepinephrine release in the rat pineal gland: The input from the biological clock measured by in vivo microdialysis

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 748-755

  Drijfhout, W J ^a   Van Der Linde, A G ^a   Kooi, S E ^a   Grol, C J ^a   Westerink, B H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological clock; Circadian rhythm; Cocaine; Melatonin; Microdialysis; Norepinephrine; Pineal gland; 2 Receptors

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN; TETRODOTOXIN; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030022902     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66020748.x     Document Type: Article

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