Changes in serotonin level and turnover in discrete hypothalamic nuclei after pinealectomy and melatonin administration to rats

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 651-658

  Miguez, Jesus M ^a   Martin, Francisco J ^a   Lema, Maria ^a   Aldegunde, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; HORMONES; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030560629     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(96)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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