Mechanisms of melatonin inhibition of neurohypophysial hormone release from the rat hypothalamus in vitro

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-59

  Yasin, Sharifah A ^a   Forsling, Mary L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Neurotransmitters; Oxytocin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; HALOPERIDOL; IBUPROFEN; MECAMYLAMINE; MELATONIN; NALOXONE; OXYTOCIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PRAZOSIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; HALOPERIDOL; HYPOTHALAMUS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; MECAMYLAMINE; MELATONIN; NALOXONE; OXYTOCIN; PHENTOLAMINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0031964762     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00289-X     Document Type: Article

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