Just the two of us: Melatonin and adenosine in rodent pituitary function

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-120

  Kell, Christian A ^a   Stehle, Jörg H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CREB; cyclicAMP; Hormone; ICER; Pars tuberalis; Period; Prolactin; Rhythm; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; Tuberalin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CYCLIC AMP; GONADOTROPIN; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; RODENT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYCLIC AMP; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MELATONIN; PITUITARY GLAND; RODENTIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 17844403010     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890510007296     Document Type: Review

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