Perfusion of melatonin into the prefrontal cortex disrupts the circadian rhythm of acetylcholine but not of locomotor activity

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-287

  Marquez De Prado, Blanca ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^b   Mora, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Circadian rhythms; Locomotor activity; Melatonin; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HORMONES; MALE; MELATONIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242269978     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079X.2003.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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