Effects of sympathicolytic and sympathicomimetic drugs on plasma immunoreactive melatonin in the domestic pig

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 209-220

  Lewczuk, Bogdan ^a   Przybylska Gornowicz, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIV OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Clorgyline; Dobutamine; Domestic pig; Isoproterenol; Melatonin; Propranolol; Radioimmunoassay; methyl p tyrosine

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; SWINE; SYMPATHOLYTICS; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 0031265673     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00356.x     Document Type: Article

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