High melatonin concentrations in third ventricular cerebrospinal fluid are not due to Galen vein blood recirculating through the choroid plexus

Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4399-4405

  Skinner, D C ^a   Malpaux, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VEIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHOROID PLEXUS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033305177     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.10.7074     Document Type: Article

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