Coexpression of MT1 and RORα1 melatonin receptors in the Syrian hamster Harderian gland

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-26

  Tomás Zapico, Cristina ^a   Boga, José Antonio ^b   Caballero, Beatriz ^a   Vega Naredo, Ignacio ^a   Sierra, Verónica ^a   Álvarez García, Óscar ^a   Tolivia, Delio ^a   Rodríguez Colunga, María Josefa ^a   Coto Montes, Ana ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^c Faculty de Medicina   (Spain)

Author keywords

Harderian gland; Melatonin receptors; MT1 receptor; Oxidative stress; RZR ROR ; Syrian hamster

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; INDOLEAMINE; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN 2 RECEPTOR; RORALPHA1 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL RECEPTOR; MELATONIN;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HARDER GLAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PINEAL BODY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HAMSTER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CRICETINAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HARDERIAN GLAND; MELATONIN; MESOCRICETUS; PINEAL GLAND; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 22044450368     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2005.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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