Syrian hamster and rat display developmental differences in the regulation of pineal arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 861-868

  Garidou, M L ^a   Ribelayga, C ^a   Pevet, P ^a   Simonneaux, V ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Development; Noradrenaline; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS; AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MELATONIN; MESOCRICETUS; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0036853616     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2002.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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