Comparative aspects of the pineal/melatonin system of poikilothermic vertebrates

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 175-186

  Filadelfi, Ana Maria Caliman ^a   Castrucci, Ana Maria De Lauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Color change; Melatonin; Pineal; Poikilotherms; Signal transaction

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0030135779     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00256.x     Document Type: Review

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