Pineal-adrenal gland interactions in search of an anti-stressogenic role for melatonin
The multiple functions of the pineal gland have been collectively interpreted as constituting a general anti-stressogenic role. The adrenal glands play a central role in maintaining homeostasis. The major neuroendocrine consequence of long-term stress is elevated circulating glucocorticoid levels. I...
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Rhodes University
1993
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004115 |