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Pineal-Hypothalamic Interactions: Possible Role of the Monoaminergic Neuron System

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The Pineal Gland and its Endocrine Role

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Abstract

Reviewing the program for this training course, it is easy to realize that many of the lectures are somehow related to the topics of the present paper. (See lectures of Cardinali, Demaine, Moore, Quay). Therefore, it is difficult to find the proper boundary between the different aspect of similar research problems. In this view, the general morphological, physiological and biochemical changes in the central nervous system, due to the action of the pineal hormones, will be touched upon only very briefly. Therefore, I would like to concentrate rather on the problem of the site and mechanism of action of pineal hormones by which this gland influences the function of the neuroendocrine system. I will attempt to summarize the data indicating a central nervous point of attack of pineal indoles that influence the secretion of the hypothalamic releasing hormones.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Univ. Med. School, Pécs, Hungary

    B. Mess & C. Ruzsás

  2. Department of Pathological Anatomy, Univ. of Modena, Italy

    G. P. Trentini & C. F. De Gaetani

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Mess, B., Trentini, G.P., Ruzsás, C., De Gaetani, C.F. (1983). Pineal-Hypothalamic Interactions: Possible Role of the Monoaminergic Neuron System. In: Axelrod, J., Fraschini, F., Velo, G.P. (eds) The Pineal Gland and its Endocrine Role. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 65. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1451-7_20

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