Nighttime changes in norepinephrine and melatonin content and serotonin turnover in pineal glands of young and old rats injected with Freund's adjuvant

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-53

  Cano, Pilar ^a   Cardinali, Daniel P ^a   Chacon, Fernando ^a   Reyes Toso, Carlos F ^a   Esquifino, Ana I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aging; Freund's adjuvant arthritis; Melatonin; Norepinephrine; Pineal gland; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; FREUND ADJUVANT; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; AGE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; RAT; SYNAPSE; TURNOVER TIME;

EID: 0036188441     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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