Development of the circadian melatonin rhythm and its responsiveness to PACAP in the embryonic chicken pineal gland

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1040, Issue , 2005, Pages 305-309

  Faluhelyi, N ^b   Reglodi, D ^b   Csernus, Valér ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Avian pineal gland; Circadian rhythm; Cyclic AMP; Embryonic development; Maturation; Melatonin; PACAP; Perfusion; Phase shift

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOASSAY; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE RELEASE; ILLUMINATION; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

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EID: 22144496450     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1327.048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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