Melatonin enters the cerebrospinal fluid through the pineal recess

Endocrinology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 84-90

  Tricoire, Hélène ^a   Locatelli, Alain ^a   Chemineau, Philippe ^a   Malpaux, Benoît ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0036142587     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.143.1.8585     Document Type: Article

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