Locally synthesized angiotensin modulates pineal melatonin generation

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 328-334

  Baltatu, Ovidiu ^a   Afeche, Solange Castro ^c   José Dos Santos, Sabrina Heloísa ^b   Campos, Luciana Aparecida ^b   Barbosa, Roseli ^c   Michelini, Lisete C ^b   Bader, Michael ^a   Cipolla Neto, José ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Indoles; Melatonin; Pineal gland; Reninangiotensin system; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ACYLTRANSFERASE; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; LOSARTAN; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ANGIOTENSINS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; LOSARTAN; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036322902     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-3042.2001.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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