Evidence of a role for melatonin in fetal sheep physiology: direct actions of melatonin on fetal cerebral artery, brown adipose tissue and adrenal gland

Although the fetal pineal gland does not secrete melatonin, the fetus is exposed to melatonin of maternal origin. In the non-human primate fetus, melatonin acts as a trophic hormone for the adrenal gland, stimulating growth while restraining cortisol production. This latter physiological activity le...

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Autori principali: Torres-Farfan, Claudia, Valenzuela, Francisco J, Mondaca, Mauricio, Valenzuela, Guillermo J, Krause, Bernardo, Herrera, Emilio A, Riquelme, Raquel, Llanos, Anibal J, Seron-Ferre, Maria
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Blackwell Science Inc 2008
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2538916/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18599539
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2008.154351
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