Purinergic and noradrenergic cotransmission in the rat pineal gland

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 401, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-62

  Mortani Barbosa Jr , Eduardo J ^a   Ferreira, Zulma S ^a   Markus, Regina P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Melatonin; N' acetyl 5 hydroxytryptamine (N' acetyl 5 HT); P2 receptor; Pineal gland; Suramin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE 6 AZOPHENYL 2',4' DISULFONIC ACID; SURAMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MELATONIN; NOREPINEPHRINE; PINEAL GLAND; PROPRANOLOL; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SURAMIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0343090484     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00416-7     Document Type: Article

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