"Receptors, Melatonin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of G-protein-coupled receptors that are specific for and mediate the effects of MELATONIN. Activation of melatonin receptors has been associated with decreased intracellular CYCLIC AMP and increased hydrolysis of PHOSPHOINOSITIDES.
| Descriptor ID |
D044094
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.440 D12.776.826.590
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, Melatonin, MT3- Receptor, Melatonin, MT3
- Melatonin MT3 Receptor
- MT3 Receptor, Melatonin
- Receptor, Melatonin MT3
- MT3 Receptor
- Receptor, MT3
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptors, Melatonin" by people in Profiles.
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Overexpression of melatonin membrane receptors increases calcium-binding proteins and protects VSC4.1 motoneurons from glutamate toxicity through multiple mechanisms. J Pineal Res. 2013 Jan; 54(1):58-68.
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The inhibition of apoptosis by melatonin in VSC4.1 motoneurons exposed to oxidative stress, glutamate excitotoxicity, or TNF-alpha toxicity involves membrane melatonin receptors. J Pineal Res. 2010 Mar; 48(2):157-69.