Melatonin desensitizes endogenous MT2 melatonin receptors in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus: relevance for defining the periods of sensitivity of the mammalian circadian clock to melatonin
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- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 18 (14) , 1646-1656
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.03-1339com
Abstract
The hormone melatonin phase shifts circadian rhythms generated by the mammalian biological clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus, through activation of G protein-coupled MT2 me...Keywords
Funding Information
- U.S. Public Health Service (MH 42922, MH 52685)
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