Dopamine inhibits melatonin release in the mammalian retina: In vitro evidence

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-122

  Tosini, Gianluca ^a   Dirden, James C ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Dopamine receptors; Hamster; Melatonin; Retina

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 5 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MELATONIN; MESOCRICETUS; PHOTORECEPTORS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; RETINA;

EID: 0034595715     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01117-4     Document Type: Article

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