Effects of melatonin on macrophages/microglia in postnatal rat brain

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 158-168

  Kaur, C ^a   Ling, E A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complement type 3 receptors; Macrophages microglia; Major histocompatibility complex antigens; Melatonin; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL KILLING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HELPER CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT;

EID: 0032940704     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00578.x     Document Type: Article

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