The avian pineal gland

Chronobiology International

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 329-339

  Csernus, Valér J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biological Clock; Biological Rhythm; Bird; Melatonin; Perifusion Methods; Pineal Gland

Indexed keywords

1 [[6 (3 METHOXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 17BETA YL)AMINO]HEXYL] 1H PYRROLE 2,5 DIONE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; 9 (TETRAHYDRO 2 FURYL)ADENINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATOR; ADENYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BISINDOLYLMALEIMIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; CYTOKINE; FLUPHENAZINE; FORSKOLIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; MELATONIN; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; N (2 PHENYLCYCLOPENTYL)AZACYCLOTRIDECAN 2 IMINE; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C; SURAMIN; THAPSIGARGIN; TRICYCLO[4.3.0.1]DECAN 9 YL XANTHOGENATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BIRD; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CHICKENS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FORSKOLIN; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE-ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646692491     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520500482108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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