Melatonin suppresses the induction of AP-1 transcription factor components in the pars tuberalis of the pituitary

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-80

  Ross, Alexander W ^a   Barrett, Perry ^a   Mercer, Julian G ^a   Morgan, Peter J ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AP 1; c fos; Gene expression; Melatonin; Pars tuberalis; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; ONCOGENE C JUN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SHEEP;

EID: 0030583575     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(96)03897-X     Document Type: Article

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