Roles of nocturnal melatonin and the pineal gland in modulation of water-immersion restraint stress-induced gastric mucosal lesions in rats

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 82-86

  Otsuka, Migusa ^a   Kato, Kimitoshi ^a   Murai, Ichiro ^a   Asai, Satoshi ^a   Iwasaki, Ariyoshi ^a   Arakawa, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Intracistemal injection; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Water immersion restraint stress

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; RAT; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH ULCER; WATER IMMERSION;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS;

EID: 0035110582     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2001.300203.x     Document Type: Article

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