Melatonin accelerates metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 90-95

  Rose, Matthew F ^a   Rose, Susan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bromocriptine; Dopamine; Haliperidol; Light cycle; Melatonin; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; MELATONIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; METAMORPHOSIS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HALOPERIDOL; MELATONIN; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOPERIOD; PROLACTIN; THYROXINE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031961178     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00372.x     Document Type: Article

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