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Pineal gland
Known as:
Gland, Pineal
, Corpus Pineales
, Cerebri, Epiphysis
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A light-sensitive neuroendocrine organ attached to the roof of the THIRD VENTRICLE of the brain. The pineal gland secretes MELATONIN, other BIOGENIC…
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National Institutes of Health
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Endocrine Glands
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Fundamentals and Clinics in Pineal Research
Trentini Gp
,
C. Gaetani
,
P. Pévet
1987
Corpus ID: 69036920
Review
1983
Review
1983
Electrical and pharmacological properties of the suprachiasmatic nuclei.
G. Groos
,
R. Mason
,
J. Meijer
Federation proceedings
1983
Corpus ID: 24525178
The suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the mammalian hypothalamus are in important circadian pacemaker. The electrical activity of…
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1983
1983
Postnatal development of cell types in the rat pineal gland.
J. Calvo
,
J. Boya
Journal of Anatomy
1983
Corpus ID: 19778139
The morphological development of the rat pineal gland has been studied from 1 to 60 days of age. During the first days…
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Light intensity and the control of melatonin secretion in rats.
H. Lynch
,
R. Rivest
,
P. Ronsheim
,
R. Wurtman
Neuroendocrinology
1981
Corpus ID: 46779558
The effect of varying ambient light intensity on the phase and amplitude of urinary melatonin rhythms was studied in rats housed…
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Radioimmunologic detection and measurement of nonapeptides in the pineal gland.
J. Fernstrom
,
L. Fisher
,
B. Cusack
,
M. Gillis
Endocrinology
1980
Corpus ID: 8228045
RIAs have been developed for the nonapeptide hormones arginine vasotocin (AVT), arginine vasopressin (AVP), and oxytocin (OT…
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Studies on the daily pattern of pineal melatonin in the Syrian hamster.
L. Tamarkin
,
S. Reppert
,
D. Klein
,
B. Pratt
,
B. Goldman
Endocrinology
1980
Corpus ID: 11897706
In the Syrian hamster, a sharp peak in pineal melatonin occurs toward the end of the dark period. In the present communication…
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Sympathetic nerve endings in the pineal gland protect against acute stress-induced increase in N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.5.) activity.
A. Parfitt
,
D. Klein
Endocrinology
1976
Corpus ID: 45217547
Injection of the antidepressant desmyethylimipramine (DMI, 10 mg/kg) into intact rats or into rats in which the superior cervical…
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Regulation of sensitivity to beta-adrenergic stimulation in induction of pineal N-acetyltransferase.
J. A. Romero
,
J. Axelrod
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1975
Corpus ID: 6752535
Stimulation by isoproterenol causes large increases in the activity of rat pineal N-acetyltransferase (arylamine…
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1974
1974
Persistent rhythms of pineal and serum melatonin in cockerels in continuous darkness.
C. L. Ralph
,
R. Pelham
,
S. E. Macbride
,
D. P. Reilly
Journal of Endocrinology
1974
Corpus ID: 20349226
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Interactions of the pineal gland, blinding, and underfeeding on reproductive organ size and radioimmunoassayable growth hormone.
S. Sorrentino
,
R. Reiter
,
D. Schalch
Neuroendocrinology
1971
Corpus ID: 46817751
Restricting male rats to one-half normal food intake from day 25 until day 60 of life significantly delayed all aspects of normal…
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