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Photoendocrine Signal Transduction in Pineal Photoreceptors of The Trout

Role of cGMP and Nitric Oxide

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Zipfel, B., Schmid, H.A., Meissl, H. (2002). Photoendocrine Signal Transduction in Pineal Photoreceptors of The Trout. In: Olcese, J. (eds) Melatonin After Four Decades. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 460. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46814-X_10

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