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| Sauzet, S; Besseau, L; Perez, P; Coves, Denis; Chatain, Beatrice; Peyric, E; Boeuf, G; Munoz Cueto, J; Falcon, J. |
| Melatonin contributes to synchronizing behaviors and physiological functions to daily and seasonal rhythm in fish. However, no coherent vision emerges because the effects vary with the species, sex, moment of the year or sexual cycle. And, scarce information is available concerning the melatonin age, receptors, which is crucial to our understanding of the role melatonin plays. We report here the full length cloning of three different melatonin receptor subtypes in the sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax, belonging, respectively, to the MT1, MT2 and Mellc subtypes. MT1, the most abundantly expressed, was detected in the central nervous system, retina, and gills. MT2 was detected in the pituitary gland, blood cells and, to a lesser extend, in the optic tectum,... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Retina; Melatonin receptors; Sea bass. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4513.pdf |
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