Melatonin binding sites in endocrine and immune systems
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Melatonin binding sites in endocrine and immune systems
(Biological signals, v. 3,
Karger, 1994
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Melatonin has been considered to be exclusively a photoperiodic signal by most scientists. This special issue reviews published results and presents new findings strongly supporting the hypothesis of direct melatonin actions on endocrine and immune systems. There is detailed information on melatonin interaction in the pars tuberalis in seasonal and non-seasonal breeders, on target sites in the pituitary, adrenal glands, gonads, Harderian gland and mammary tissues. Evidence is presented for the primary and secondary lymphoid tissues to be targets of melatonin. These findings focus on actions of melatonin on immune and endocrine systems which are not mediated by the CNS. The potential importance of these mechanisms for pharmacologic intervention and in pathophysiology is evident and should be of interest to research endocrinologists, immunologists and pharmacologists.
Table of Contents
- Seasonality and melatonin receptors in the pars tuberalis on some long day breeders, M. Masson-Pevet and F. Gauer
- 2-[125]lodomelatonin binding sites in the testis and ovary - putative melatonin receptors in the gonads, E.A. Ayre and S.F. Pang
- 2-[125]lodomelatonin binding sites in murine mammary tissue, J. Recio et al
- binding sites for 2-[125]lodomelatonin in the adrenal gland, G.M. Brown et al
- melatonin binding sites in the Harderian gland of the rat and Syrian hamster, J.M. Guerrero et al
- evidence for a direct action of melatonin on the immune system, A.M.S. Poon et al.
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