Melatonin receptors in the brain and pituitary gland of hypothalamo-pituitary disconnected Soay rams

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 639-643

  Williams, L M ^a   Lincoln, G A ^b   Mercer, J G ^a   Barrett, P ^a   Morgan, P J ^a   Clarke, I J ^c  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; In situ hybridization; Melatonin receptor; Pituitary gland; Prolactin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; DIGOXIGENIN; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RECEPTOR GENE; SHEEP;

EID: 0030862927     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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