Astrocytes and the circadian clock: roles for calcium, light, and melatonin
Melatonin is rhythmically synthesized and released by the pineal gland and, in some species, retina during the night and regulates many physiological and behavioral processes in birds and mammals. Chick diencephalic astrocytes express two melatonin receptor subtypes in vitro, and melatonin plays a r...
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Texas A&M University
2006
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3872 |