In vivo Microdialysis Studies of Pineal and Ocular Melatonin Rhythms in Birds

NeuroSignals

Volumn 6, Issue 4-6, 1997, Pages 233-240

  Ebihara, Shizufumi ^a   Adachi, Akihito ^a   Hasegawa, Minoru ^a   Nogi, Takuya ^a   Yoshimura, Takashi ^a   Hirunagi, Kanjun ^b  

^a Nagoya University   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Dopamine; Japanese quail; Melatonin; Microdialysis; Pigeon; Pineal; Retina

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PINEAL BODY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUAIL; RETINA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MELATONIN; MICRODIALYSIS; PINEAL GLAND; RETINA;

AVES; COLUMBA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0031437787     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: 14248638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109133     Document Type: Article

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