Encoding and decoding photoperiod in the mammalian pars tuberalis

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-112

  Dupré, Sandrine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Melatonin; MT1; Pars tuberalis; Photoperiodism; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DAY LENGTH; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HUMANS; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; SEASONS;

EID: 80053384003     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328971     Document Type: Article

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