Circadian rhythm of melatonin, corticosterone and phagocytosis: Effect of stress

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 180-187

  Barriga, Carmen ^a   Martín, M Isabel ^a   Tabla, Rafael ^a   Ortega, Eduardo ^a   Rodríguez, Ana B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Macrophages; Melatonin; Phagocytosis; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; LATEX; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PINEALOCYTE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STRESS; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE; LATEX; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSPHERES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STRESS;

EID: 0035080089     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2001.300307.x     Document Type: Article

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