Melatonin-evoked in vivo secretion of protein and amylase from the parotid gland of the anaesthetised rat

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-421

  Aras, Hülya Çevik ^a   Ekström, Jörgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amylase activity; Melatonin; Melatonin receptors; Parotid gland; Protein secretion; Secretagogue

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMYLASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LORGLUMIDE; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN 2 RECEPTOR; METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT;

AMYLASES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; MELATONIN; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PAROTID GLAND; PENTOBARBITAL; PROGLUMIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 53749096960     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2008.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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