Melatonin action in the pituitary: Neuroendocrine synchronizer and developmental modulator?

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 405-408

  Johnston, J D ^a   Messager, S ^a   Barrett, P ^b   Hazlerigg, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Gonadotroph; Melatonin; Pituitary; Pitx1

Indexed keywords

2 IODOMELATONIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BINDING SITE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FETUS; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS PARS DISTALIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MODULATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; MICE; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SHEEP; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0037381074     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2003.00972.x     Document Type: Review

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