Effects of the blockade of high voltage-activated calcium channels on in vitro pineal melatonin synthesis

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 499-505

  Afeche, Solange C ^a   Barbosa, Roseli ^a   Scialfa, Julieta H ^b   Terra, Ilza M ^b   Cassola, Antonio C ^b   Cipolla Neto, José ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

High voltage activated calcium channels; Melatonin; N acetyltransferase; Pineal

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; MELATONIN; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARYLALKYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MELATONIN; NIFEDIPINE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OMEGA-AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33751171720     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1270     Document Type: Article

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