GIRK Channels Mediate the Nonphotic Effects of Exogenous Melatonin
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GIRK Channels Mediate the Nonphotic Effects of Exogenous Melatonin.
UNLABELLED Melatonin supplementation has been used as a therapeutic agent for several diseases, yet little is known about the underlying mechanisms by which melatonin synchronizes circadian rhythms. G-protein signaling plays a large role in melatonin-induced phase shifts of locomotor behavior and melatonin receptors activate G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels in Xen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1597-15.2015