Melatonin receptors in the suprachiasmatic nuclei and pars tuberalis of testosterone induced photoresponsive rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-56

  Recio, Joaquín ^a,b   Pévet, Paul ^a   Míguez, Jesús M ^a   Masson Pévet, Mireille ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Melatonin receptor; Pars tuberalis; Photoperiodism; Rat; Suprachiasmatic nuclei; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030590247     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12903-7     Document Type: Article

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