Sensory and endocrine characteristics of the avian pineal organ

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 2-11

  Sato, Tetsuji ^a  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birds; Endocrine; Innervation; Melatonin; Ontogeny; Photosensory; Phylogeny; Pineal organ

Indexed keywords

HORMONES; NEURONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; TISSUE;

ENDOCRINE; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; INNERVATION; MELATONIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; ONTOGENY; PHOTOPIGMENTS; PHOTOSENSORY; PHYLOGENY; PINEAL ORGAN;

MAMMALS;

MELATONIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIRD; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYLOGENY; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035313306     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1063     Document Type: Review

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