An abnormal distribution of melatonin receptors in the newborn rat with inherited prenatal hydrocephalus

Neuroscience

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 669-673

  Aggelopoulos, N C ^a,b,f   Brown, S J ^a   Demaine, C ^b   Harris, N G ^b,c,d,e   Jones, H C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HEART AND LUNG RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Cerebral aqueduct; Hydrocephalus; Melatonin receptors; Tectum

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN VENTRICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HISTOLOGY; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030764006     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00203-0     Document Type: Letter

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