How important is stimulation of α-adrenoceptors for melatonin production in rat pineal glands?

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 219-224

  Tobin, V A ^a   McCance, I ^a   Coleman, H A ^a   Parkington, H C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adrenoceptors; In vitro; In vivo; Melatonin adrenoceptors; Pineal gland; Superior cervical ganglia

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CYCLIC AMP; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN; ORCIPRENALINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; MALE; MELATONIN; NOREPINEPHRINE; ORCIPRENALINE; PINEAL GLAND; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 0036246068     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2002.01842.x     Document Type: Article

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