Pinealocyte

Known as: Pineocyte 
A cell of the pineal body with long processes ending in bulbous expansions. Pineocytes receive a direct innervation from sympathetic neurons that… (More)
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2012
2012
Glia-Pinealocyte Network: The Paracrine Modulation of Melatonin Synthesis by Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)
The pineal gland, a circumventricular organ, plays an integrative role in defense responses. The injury-induced suppression of… (More)
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1986
1986
Essential role of calcium influx in the adrenergic regulation of cAMP and cGMP in rat pinealocytes.
The role of Ca2+ in the adrenergic stimulation of pinealocyte cAMP and cGMP was investigated. In this tissue alpha 1-adrenoceptor… (More)
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1984
1984
Day/night changes of pineal gland volume and pinealocyte nuclear size assessed over 10 consecutive days
Previous studies aimed at elucidating day/night changes of pineal gland size and pinealocyte nuclear volume have yielded… (More)
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1983
1983
Circadian variations in pinealocytes of the Chinese hamster, Cricetulus griseus
Circadian morphological variations of pinealocytes in the superficial pineal of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) were… (More)
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1980
1980
Pools of serotonin in the pineal gland of the mouse: The mammalian pinealocyte as a component of the diffuse neuroendocrine system
In the pineal gland of the mouse the distribution of serotonin (5-HT) and its eventual relationships to a protein secretion were… (More)
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1978
1978
Influence of gonadotropic hormones on the ultrastructure of rat pinealocytes
The influence of gonadotropic hormones on the ultrastructure of rat pinealocytes was studied. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG… (More)
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1978
1978
Effects of acute cold exposure on the ultrastructure of the mouse pinealocyte
Ultrastructural changes in pinealocytes were investigated qualitatively and quantitatively in mice exposed to low temperatures at… (More)
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1976
1976
Experimental pineocytoma of the Syrian hamster induced by a human papovavirus (JC). A light and electron microscopic study.
The gross, light and electron microscopic features of a pineocytoma of the Syrian hamster (mesocricetus auratus) which had been… (More)
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1975
1975
Comparative ultrastructure of cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons and pinealocytes
The pinealocytes of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals have been compared with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) contacting… (More)
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1968
1968
The mammalian pineal organ: Electron microscopic studies on the fine structure of pinealocytes, glial cells and on the perivascular compartment
The architecture of the pineal organ (epiphysis cerebri) of cats and monkeys (Macaca mulatta and Saimiri spec.) is basically… (More)
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