Evidence for a local action of melatonin on the rat prostate

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1069-1073

  Gilad, E ^b   Laudon, M ^b   Matzkin, H ^a   Zisapel, N ^b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Melatonin; Prostate; Rat; Receptor

Indexed keywords

2 IODOMELATONIN; 5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; 6 HYDROXYMELATONIN; GUANOSINE 5' O (2 THIODIPHOSPHATE); GUANOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); GUANYLYLIMIDODIPHOSPHATE; IODINE 125; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; N (2,4 DINITROPHENYL) 5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRYPTAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; ORGAN GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEMINAL VESICLE;

EID: 0031908734     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63837-0     Document Type: Article

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