Environmental control and adrenergic regulation of pineal activity in the diurnal tropical rodent, Arvicanthis ansorgei

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-197

  Garidou Boof, Marie Laure ^a   Sicard, Bruno ^b,c   Bothorel, Béatrice ^a   Pitrosky, Bruno ^a   Ribelayga, Christophe ^a   Simonneaux, Valérie ^a   Pévet, Paul ^a   Vivien Roels, Berthe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Institut de recherche pour le developpement Mali   (Mali)

^c CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

Arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; Diurnal rodent; Hydroxyindole 0 methyltransferase; Melatonin; Norepinephrine; Photoperiod; Pineal gland; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; MELATONIN;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARVICANTHIS ANSORGEI; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MALI; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACETYLSEROTONIN N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ARYLALKYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; ISOPROTERENOL; KINETICS; MALE; MELATONIN; MURIDAE; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; PROPRANOLOL; SEASONS;

EID: 15444379276     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2004.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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