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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… 
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Universality and diversity in the signal transduction pathway that regulates seasonal reproduction in vertebrates
Most vertebrates living outside the tropical zone show robust physiological responses in response to seasonal changes in… 
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
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… 
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Review
2002
Review
2002
The anatomy and innervation of the mammalian pineal gland
Abstract. The parenchymal cells of the mammalian pineal gland are the hormone-producing pinealocytes and the interstitial cells… 
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Calcium responses of isolated, immunocytochemically identified rat pinealocytes to noradrenergic, cholinergic and vasopressinergic stimulations
Calcium responses of isolated rat pineal cells to noradrenergic, cholinergic and vasopressinergic stimulations were recorded by… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Synaptophysin – a common constituent of presumptive secretory microvesicles in the mammalian pinealocyte: A study of rat and gerbil pineal glands
Recent studies have established that pinealocytes of the mammalian pineal gland contain marker molecules of neuroendocrine cells… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Alpha 1-adrenoceptor activation elevates cytosolic calcium in rat pinealocytes by increasing net influx.
The regulation of [Ca2+]i in rat pinealocytes was studied using the fluorescent indicator quin2. Pinealocyte resting [Ca2+]i was… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Pinealocyte projections into the mammalian brain revealed with S-antigen antiserum.
Neural processes from mammalian pinealocytes have been discovered in several brain areas. These processes were visualized… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
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… 
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Review
1980
Review
1980
A pathological survey of intracranial Germinoma and Pinealoma in Japan
Pathologic survey was performed on 43 cases of intracranial germinoma and 12 cases of pinealoma. The present study suggests that… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Secretory processes in the mammalian pinealocyte under natural and experimental conditions.
  • P. Pévet
  • Progress in brain research
  • 1979
  • Corpus ID: 37666210
Publisher Summary In various recent reviews it has been concluded that the pineal body synthesizes a number of compounds and is… 
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