Physiological concentrations of melatonin inhibit the norepinephrine-induced activation of prostaglandin E2 and cyclic AMP production in rat hypothalamus: A mechanism involving inhibition of nitric oxide synthase

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-40

  Bettahi, Ilham ^a   Guerrero, Juan M ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^b   Osuna, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031823942     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.1998.tb00383.x     Document Type: Article

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