Characterization of melatonin high-affinity binding sites in purified cell nuclei of the hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) harderian gland

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-207

  Coto Montes, Ana ^a   Tomás Zapico, Cristina ^a   Escames, Germaine ^b   León, Josefa ^b   Tolivia, Delio ^a   JosefaRodríguez Colunga, Ma ^a   Acuña Castroviejo, Darío ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hamster; Harderian gland; Melatonin receptor; Nuclear melatonin binding sites; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; INDOLEAMINE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; N ACETYLSEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING KINETICS; BINDING SITE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; HARDER GLAND; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; IC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL NUCLEUS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; HARDERIAN GLAND; KINETICS; MALE; MELATONIN; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN;

EID: 0037378186     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2003.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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