Melatonin analogues as agonists and antagonists in the circadian system and other brain areas

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-42

  Ying, Shui Wang ^a   Rusak, Benjamin ^a,b   Delagrange, Philippe ^c   Mocaër, Elisabeth ^c   Renard, Pierre ^c   Guardiola Lemaître, Béatrice ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Electrophysiology; Entrainment; Intergeniculate leaflet; Light; Melatonin; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

AGOMELATINE; CS 20928; MELATONIN; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MELATONIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; MELATONIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METERGOLINE; N [2 (1 NAPHTHYL)ETHYL]CYCLOBUTYLCARBOXAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IONTOPHORESIS; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; LIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

EID: 0343408487     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(95)00684-2     Document Type: Article

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