Neuroendocrinology of melatonin in reproduction: Recent developments

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 157-166

  Pang, S F ^a,b   Li, L ^a   Ayre, E A ^a   Pang, C S ^a,b   Lee, P P N ^a   Xu, R K ^a   Chow, P H ^a   Yu, Z H ^a   Shiu, S Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Hypothalamus; Mammary gland; Melatonin receptors; Ovary; Pituitary; Prostate; Rhythm; Testis; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; RADIOLIGAND;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; DELIVERY; FERTILITY; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REPRODUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0032104553     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-0618(98)00029-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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