The pineal gland and cancer. I. Pinealectomy corrects congenital hormonal dysfunctions and prolongs life of cancer-prone C3H/He mice

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 131-135

  Bulian, Daniele ^a   Pierpaoli, Walter ^a  

^a Jean Choay Institute for Biomedical Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Lipids; Melatonin; Pineal; Pinealectomy; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; LIPID; MELATONIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MOUSE; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; LONGEVITY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; NEOPLASMS; PINEAL GLAND; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; THYMUS GLAND; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE; TRIGLYCERIDES; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0034255694     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(00)00267-8     Document Type: Article

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