The pineal complex of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): I. Histological, immunohistochemical and qPCR study

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 170-180

  Herrera Perez P ^a,d   Servili, A ^a   Rendon M C ^a   Sanchez Vazquez F J ^b   Falcon J ^c   Munoz Cueto J A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d CACYTMAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aanat2; Hiomt; Melatonin; Opsin; Pineal; Sea bass

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE 2; MELATONIN; OPSIN; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL STALK; PINEAL VESICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; SKULL;

ACETYLSEROTONIN O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ANIMALS; ARYLALKYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; BASS; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; SEROTONIN;

EID: 79952902000     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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