Melatonin receptors in neonatal pig brain and pituitary gland

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-49

  Williams, Lynda M ^a   Hannah, L T ^a   Bassett, J M ^b  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Melatonin; Neonate; Pig; Pituitary; Receptor

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILITY; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SWINE; THALAMUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033036491     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1999.tb00565.x     Document Type: Article

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