Melatonin receptor subtype MT2 (Mel 1b) and not mt1 (Mel 1a) is associated with melatonin-induced enhancement of cell-mediated and humoral immunity

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 178-184

  Drazen, Deborah L ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunity; Interactions; Melatonin; Melatonin antagonists; Melatonin receptors; Mouse; Neuroimmune; Pineal; Seasonal rhythms; Splenocyte

Indexed keywords

HEMOCYANIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CELL DIVISION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; REFERENCE VALUES; SPLEEN; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 0034877393     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054684     Document Type: Article

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