Pinealectomy increases and exogenous melatonin decreases leptin production in rat anterior pituitary cells: An immunohistochemical study

Physiological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 403-408

  Kus, I ^a   Sarsilmaz, M ^a   Colakoglu, N ^a   Kukner, A ^a   Ozen, O A ^a   Yilmaz, B ^a   Kelestimur, Haluk ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior Pituitary; Leptin; Melatonin; Pinealectomy; Rat

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; MELATONIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEALECTOMY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEPTIN; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 4143067981     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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