Melatonin receptors in the chicken kidney are up-regulated by pinealectomy and linked to adenylate cyclase

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 128-133

  Song, Y ^a   Pang, C S ^a,b   Ayre, E A ^c   Brown, G M ^a   Pang, S F ^a,d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; KIDNEY; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030055390     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1350128     Document Type: Article

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