Melatonin in the multi-oscillatory mammalian circadian world
| Autor: | Pevet, Paul, Agez, Laurence, Bothorel, B., Saboureau, Michel, Gauer, François, Laurent, Virginie, Masson-Pevet, Mireille |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives (INCI), Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Challet, Etienne |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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| Zdroj: | Chronobiology International Chronobiology International, Taylor & Francis, 2006, 23(1-2), pp.39-51 |
| ISSN: | 0742-0528 1525-6073 |
| Popis: | In mammals, the complex interaction of neural, hormonal, and behavioral outputs from the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) drives circadian expression of events, either directly or through coordination of the timing of peripheral oscillators. Melatonin, one of the endocrine output signals of the clock, provides the organism with circadian information and can be considered as an endogenous synchronizer, able to stabilize and reinforce circadian rhythms and to maintain their mutual phase-relationship at the different levels of the circadian network. Moreover, exogenous melatonin, through an action on the circadian clock, affects all levels of the circadian network. The molecular mechanisms underlying this chronobiotic effect have also been investigated in rats. REV-ERB alpha seems to be the initial molecular target. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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