Chemotactic effect of melatonin on leukocytes

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-269

  Peña, Caterina ^a   Rincon, Jaimar ^a   Pedreanez, Adriana ^b   Viera, Ninoska ^c   Mosquera, Jesus ^a,d  

^a Laboratorio de Investigaciones Gastrointestinales   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^d NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Chemokines; Chemotaxis; Leukocytes; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHEMOTAXIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 34548384000     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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