Individual pineal cells in chick possess photoreceptive, circadian clock and melatonin-synthesizing capacities in vitro

Brain Research

Volumn 774, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 242-245

  Nakahara, Keiko ^a   Murakami, Noboru ^a   Nasu, Tetsuo ^a   Kuroda, Haruto ^a   Murakami, Takayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Melatonin; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031558655     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)81713-1     Document Type: Article

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