Melatonin exerts direct inhibitory actions on ACTH responses in the human adrenal gland

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 337-342

  Campino, C ^a   Valenzuela, F J ^b   Torres Farfan, C ^b   Reynolds, H E ^b   Abarzua Catalan, L ^b   Arteaga, E ^a   Trucco, C ^a   Guzman S ^a   Valenzuela, G J ^c   Seron Ferre, M ^b,d  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

Author keywords

clock genes; human adrenal function; neurohormone; steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CORTICOTROPIN; CRYPTOCHROME 2; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; PER1 PROTEIN; PER2 PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BMAL1; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY CANCER; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGED; ARNTL TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOD CIRCADIAN PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE;

PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 79955735995     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: 14394286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1271693     Document Type: Article

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