Regulation of melatonin synthesis in rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss) pineal organs: Effects of calcium depletion and calcium channel drugs

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 210-217

  Gasser, Paul J ^a   Gern, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BUCLADESINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLIC AMP; MELATONIN; NITRENDIPINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0031080897     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1996.6822     Document Type: Article

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