Melatonin regulates the mRNA expression of the mt1 melatonin receptor in the rat pars tuberalis

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-169

  Guerrero, Hilda Y ^a,b   Gauer, François ^a   Schuster, Carole ^a   Pévet, Paul ^a   Masson Pévet, Mireille ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Melatonin receptors; Molecular neuroendocrinology; Pars tuberalis; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RNA TRANSLATION;

EID: 0034018770     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054533     Document Type: Article

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