The role of the intracellular and extracellular serotonin in the regulation of melatonin production in rat pinealocytes

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 63-71

  Miguez, Jesús M ^a,b   Simonneaux, Valérie ^a   Pevet, Paul ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Pinealocyte; Serotonin receptors; Serotonin synthesis and release; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ARYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FENCLONINE; ISOPRENALINE; KETANSERIN; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FENCLONINE; ISOPROTERENOL; KETANSERIN; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 0031226899     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00337.x     Document Type: Article

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