Pineal metabolic reaction to retinal photostimulation in ganglionectomized rats

Brain Research

Volumn 744, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-82

  Bartol, Ione ^a   Skorupa, Ana Lúcia ^a   Scialfa, Julieta Helena ^a   Cipolla Neto, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

deep pineal; ganglionectomy; intergeniculate leaflet; lamina intercalaris; pineal gland; superior cervical ganglion

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GANGLIONECTOMY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ANIMALS; DARKNESS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIONECTOMY; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; SEROTONIN; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; TRYPTOPHAN; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0031019694     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01081-5     Document Type: Article

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