Changes in the hypothalamic serotonergic function may mediate the endocrine effects of melatonin

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 239-246

  Miguez J M ^a   Aldegunde, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Hypothalamic serotonin; Melatonin; Prolactin; Rat; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMALIA; POA;

EID: 0030404448     PISSN: 00349402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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