Localization and characterization of melatonin receptors in the rabbit spinal cord

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 77-80

  Wan, Qi ^a   Liao, Mingxia ^b   Brown, Gregory M ^b   Pang, Shiu Fun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 125I Iodomelatonin; Central gray substance; Central nervous system; G protein; Melatonin; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030064166     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12321-1     Document Type: Article

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