Melatonin Receptor Expression in the Zebra Finch Brain and Peripheral Tissues
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Melatonin receptor expression in the zebra finch brain and peripheral tissues.
The circadian endocrine hormone melatonin plays a significant role in many physiological processes, such as modulating the sleep/wake cycle and oxidative stress. Melatonin is synthesized and secreted during the night by the pineal gland and released into the circulatory system. It binds to numerous membrane, cytosolic, and nuclear receptors in the brain and peripheral organs. Three G-protein-li...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chronobiology International
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0742-0528,1525-6073
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2011.642912