Parasympathetic inhibition of pineal indole metabolism by prejunctional modulation of noradrenaline release

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 308, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-124

  Drijfhout, Willem Jan ^a   Grol, Cor J ^a   Westerink, Ben H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carbachol; melatonin; microdialysis; muscarinic receptor agonist; noradrenaline release; parasympathetic; pineal

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; CARBACHOL; INDOLE; MELATONIN; MUSCARINIC AGENT; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; NEOSTIGMINE; NICOTINE; NORADRENALIN; OXOTREMORINE; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030592135     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00283-X     Document Type: Article

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