Down-regulation of mt1 melatonin receptors in rat ovary following estrogen exposure

Life Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-35

  Clemens, J W ^a   Jarzynka, M J ^a   Witt Enderby, P A ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulosa cells; Melatonin; mt1 Melatonin receptors; Ovaries; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

2 IODOMELATONIN; 2 IODOMELATONIN I 125; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2-IODOMELATONIN; CELL RECEPTOR; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DRUG DERIVATIVE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH STIMULATION; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; TIME; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; DOWN REGULATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; KINETICS; MELATONIN; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035946831     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01097-9     Document Type: Article

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