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8205165

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
High-affinity melatonin receptors are expressed in the tail artery of the rat and arteries forming the circle of Willis of the rat and certain primates. The characteristics of the vascular melatonin receptors seem to be similar to the ones described in the central nervous system. The expression of vascular melatonin receptors in the rat is differentially regulated by factors such as strain and age, and in the female by reproductive hormones. Functional studies using the caudal artery of the rat suggest that melatonin regulates vascular tone. The highly restricted distribution of melatonin receptors in arteries involved in regulating blood flow to areas involved in heat dissipation suggests that vascular melatonin receptors may have a specific function in thermoregulatory homeostasis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1016-0922
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Vascular melatonin receptors.
pubmed:affiliation
Section on Pharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review