Evidence for a modulation of the stress response by the pineal gland
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 46 (8) , 860-862
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01935539
Abstract
Wistar rats show a circadian variation in their response to stress. Pinealectomy exacerbates stress-induced gastric ulceration in rats. This effect is counteracted by melatonin administration.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
- The effect of melatonin on the formation of gastric stress lesions in ratsCellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 1990
- Effects of short-term cold exposure on pineal biosynthetic function in ratsCryobiology, 1988
- Restraint stress in biomedical research: A reviewNeuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 1986
- The role of the pineal gland in stressJournal Of Neural Transmission-Parkinsons Disease and Dementia Section, 1980
- The pineal, a tranquillizing organ?Life Sciences, 1978
- Stress-induced increase of pineal n-acetyltransferase activity in intact ratsNeuroscience Letters, 1978
- The effect of melatonin on the biosynthesis of corticosteroids in beef adrenal preparations in vitroThe Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1977
- Effects of pineal compounds on mammalsLife Sciences, 1975
- The Pineal Gland: A Neurochemical TransducerScience, 1974
- Rapid pinealectomy in hamsters and other small rodentsThe Anatomical Record, 1965