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Regulation of Melatonin Synthesis in the Ovine Pineal Gland

An in Vivo and in Vitro Study

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Melatonin After Four Decades

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  1. INSERM U433, Faculté Laënnec, Rue Guillaume Paradin, 69372, Lyon Cédex 08, France

    Karen Privat, Michelle Fevre-Montange, Christine Brisson, Didier Chesneau & Jean-Paul Ravault

  2. Station Physiologie de la Reproduction des Mammifères Domestiques, INRA, 37380, Nouzilly, France

    Karen Privat, Michelle Fevre-Montange, Christine Brisson, Didier Chesneau & Jean-Paul Ravault

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  1. Institute for Hormone and Fertility Research, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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Privat, K., Fevre-Montange, M., Brisson, C., Chesneau, D., Ravault, JP. (2002). Regulation of Melatonin Synthesis in the Ovine Pineal Gland. 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_15

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