Melatonin: From seasonal to circadian signal

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 422-426

  Pévet, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian; Melatonin; SCN; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; MAMMAL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MAMMALS; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS;

EID: 0037379997     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2003.01017.x     Document Type: Review

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