"Receptor, Melatonin, MT2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A melatonin receptor subtype primarily found expressed in the BRAIN and RETINA.
| Descriptor ID |
D044123
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.695.440.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, Melatonin, MT2- Receptor, Melatonin, MT2
- Melatonin 1b Receptor
- Receptor, Melatonin 1b
- MT2 Receptor
- Receptor, MT2
- Mel 1b Receptor
- Melatonin MT2 Receptor
- MT2 Receptor, Melatonin
- Receptor, Melatonin MT2
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Receptor, Melatonin, MT2" by people in Profiles.
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Genetic polymorphisms in candidate genes are not associated with increased vincristine-related peripheral neuropathy in Arab children treated for acute childhood leukemia: a single institution study. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2018 08; 28(8):189-195.
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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.
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Cytoprotective effects of melatonin on C6 astroglial cells exposed to glutamate excitotoxicity and oxidative stress. J Pineal Res. 2008 Sep; 45(2):117-24.